Where does “járn” come from?

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

járn (Old Norse): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “járn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
2Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “járn”

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