English

ironmine

From iron + mine.

A compound of iron + mine

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 *méynos

Proto-Germanic *mīnaz ‘my’

Proto-West Germanic *mīn ‘my’

Old English mīn

Middle English min

English mine

Today it means

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

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