Where does “gjutjärn” come from?

gjutjärn (Swedish) comes from Swedish gjuta, from Old Swedish giūta, from Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

gjutjärn (Swedish): cast iron

Definitions

  1. cast iron

Ancestry of “gjutjärn”, step by step

gjutjärn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gjuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgjutato cast; to pour
2Old Swedishgiūtato cast, to found
3Old Norsegjótato spawn
4Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via Swedish järn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjärniron; certain sharp tools with a blade made of...
2Old Norsejárniron
3Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
4Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →