Where does “erin” come from?

erin (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

erin (Old Dutch): made of copper or bronze

Definitions

  1. made of copper or bronze

Ancestry of “erin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-īn—
2Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →