In this episode we are digging up the origins of the word iron. The Proto-Celtic word for iron is īsarnom. It comes from the Proto-Indo-European h₁ēsh₂r̥no- (bloody, red), from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (blood) [source]. Descendants in the Celtic languages include: iarann [ˈiəɾˠən̪ˠ] = iron in Irish iarann [iər̪ˠən̪ˠ] = iron, (metal) blade, day’s worth cutting peat (for […]