Where does “brekkjarn” come from?

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

brekkjarn (Norwegian Nynorsk): crowbar

Definitions

  1. crowbar

Ancestry of “brekkjarn”, step by step

brekkjarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk jarn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjarniron
2Old Norsejárniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Norwegian Nynorsk brekka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrekka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →