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isarnon
Proto-Celtic · ancient
"the metal iron"
reconstructed root for the metal, possibly related to a word for blood or the color of rust
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isarn
Proto-Germanic · ancient
"the metal iron"
borrowed from Celtic tribes skilled in ironworking
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iren
Old English · old english
"the metal iron"
descended from the Germanic root for the metal
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iron
English · 1200s
"a strong, hard metallic element"
settled as the modern English word for the metal
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