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Eisen.

iron (chemical element, Fe)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʔaɪ̯zn̩//ˈʔaɪ̯zən/Germany/ˈʔaɛ̯sn̩//ˈʔaɛ̯sɛn/
  1. iron (chemical element, Fe)

    neuter · strong
  2. pick (miner's tool)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German īsen, 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”). Cognate with Dutch ijzer, Alemannic German Ise, English iron, Danish jern.

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