Where does “אײַזן” come from?
אײַזן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.
אײַזן (Yiddish): iron; ironware, piece of iron
Definitions
- iron; ironware, piece of iron
Ancestry of “אײַזן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | īsern | — |
| 2 | Old High German | īsarn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | īsarn | iron |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īsarną | iron |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | īsarnom | iron |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
Words derived from “אײַזן”