Where does “iserngræg” come from?

iserngræg (Old English) comes from Old English īsern, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

iserngræg (Old English): iron gray, the color of iron

Definitions

  1. iron gray, the color of iron

Ancestry of “iserngræg”, step by step

iserngræg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English īsern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīserniron
2Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Old English grǣġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrǣġ—
2Proto-West Germanic*grāugrey
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →