iron
The origin and history of iron.
Etymology
From Old English īsern/īren, from a very old Germanic and Celtic root for the metal, possibly linked to a Proto-Indo-European word for "blood" because of the metal's colour when rusted.
The origin and history of iron.
From Old English īsern/īren, from a very old Germanic and Celtic root for the metal, possibly linked to a Proto-Indo-European word for "blood" because of the metal's colour when rusted.
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