Where does “gvožđe” come from?

gvožđe (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gvȏzd, from Proto-Slavic gvozdь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas, from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos — piece of wood.

gvožđe (Serbo-Croatian): iron; fetters, chain; trap, snare

Definitions

  1. iron; fetters, chain; trap, snare

Ancestry of “gvožđe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangvȏzdnail
2Proto-Slavicgvozdьnail
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgwasdas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangwosdʰospiece of wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwosdʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gwasdas →Every word from Proto-Slavic gvozdь →