English

ironmaking

From iron + making.

A compound of iron + making

Proto-Celtic *īsarnom

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Proto-West Germanic *īsarn

Old English īsern ‘the metal iron’

Old English īren

Middle English iren ‘iron’

English iron

Old English macung

Middle English making

Today it means

noun The making of iron (from an ore)

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

Etymograph / ironmaking