Where does “Iersen” come from?

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

Iersen (Saterland Frisian): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “Iersen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianīserniron
2Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →