Where does “jern” come from?

jern (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

jern (Norwegian Bokmål): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “jern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejárniron
2Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
3Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “jern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →