English

Isch

Isch comes from Alemannic German Isch, from Middle High German isern ‘iron’, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom.

Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*īsarnom‘iron’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*īsarną‘iron’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*īsarn‘iron’reconstructed
Old High Germanc. 750–1050īsarn‘iron’
Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350isern‘iron’
Alemannic GermanmodernIsch
Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*īsarnom‘iron’reconstructed
Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*īsarną‘iron’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*īsarn‘iron’reconstructed
Old High Germanc. 750–1050īsarn‘iron’
Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350isern‘iron’
Alemannic GermanmodernIsch
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ ‘blood’

sangria, 5 more

through Proto-West Germanic *īsarn ‘iron’

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *īsarnom / Isch

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