English

ironmaster

From iron + master.

A compound of iron + master

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

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

Today it means

noun A manufacturer of iron

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

Etymograph / ironmaster