Where does “yzer” come from?

yzer (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch īsern, from Old Saxon isarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

yzer (West Flemish): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “yzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchiseriron
2Old Dutchīsern—
3Old Saxonisarnthe metal iron; an instrument or tool made from...
4Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
5Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
6Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

Words derived from “yzer”

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