ijzer

Meaning

1. (neuter, uncountable) iron (metal)
2. (countable, neuter) iron bar or tool

Concepts

iron

Translations

hierro

Eisen

fer

ferro

ferro

demir

ferrum

ferro

σίδηρος

حديد

fèrre

σίδερο

hesin

ئاسن

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛi̯zər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: iser

Inherited from Old Dutch: *īsarn

In summary

From Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch *īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).