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Where does “haearn” come from?

haearn (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh haearn, from Proto-Brythonic hiyarno-, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

haearn (Welsh): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “haearn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshhaearniron
2Proto-Brythonichiyarno-—
3Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “haearn”

  • ffordd haearn
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