Where does “אײַזנגעשעפֿט” come from?
אײַזנגעשעפֿט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אײַזן, 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.
אײַזנגעשעפֿט (Yiddish): ironworks
Ancestry of “אײַזנגעשעפֿט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | אײַזן | iron; ironware, piece of iron |
| 2 | Middle High German | īsern | — |
| 3 | Old High German | īsarn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | īsarn | iron |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īsarną | iron |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | īsarnom | iron |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |