Where does “aiʀ” come from?
aiʀ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic aiz, from Proto-Indo-European áyos — a metal, copper, bronze.
aiʀ (Proto-West Germanic): bronze
Ancestry of “aiʀ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | aiz | copper, bronze; ore |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | áyos | a metal, copper, bronze |