Where does “järn” come from?

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

järn (Swedish): iron; certain sharp tools with a blade made of...

Definitions

  1. iron; certain sharp tools with a blade made of...

Ancestry of “järn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejárniron
2Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
3Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “järn”

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