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Where does “jarn” come from?

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

jarn (Westrobothnian): iron; something made of iron

Definitions

  1. iron; something made of iron

Ancestry of “jarn”, step by step

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