ehern
German (Berlin)
/ˈeː.ɐn/
adj
Definitions
- (archaic) made of ore, thus of metal, especially iron
- (figurative) iron, inflexible
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German ēr (ore, brass, formerly, previously, early) inherited from Proto-Germanic *aiz (copper, bronze, ore).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*aiz
Gloss
copper, bronze, ore
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
鉱
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ore English
- orebody English
- orefield English
- oreforming English
- orehouse English
- oreless English
- oreshoot English
- eher German
- *h₂éyos Proto-Indo-European
- *áyos Proto-Indo-European
- *áyos, h₂éyos Proto-Indo-European
- *aiz Proto-Germanic
- eir Norwegian Nynorsk
- eirgrøn Norwegian Nynorsk
- ōra Old English
- or Middle English
- eir Old Norse
- erist Old High German
- ēr Old High German
- 𐌰𐌹𐌶 Gothic
- eerig Alemannic German