Etymograph

English

ironworker

From iron + worker.

A compound of iron + worker

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

Middle English worchere ‘one who works’

English worker

Today it means

noun A skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially large commercial ones such as warehouses and skyscrapers.

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

Etymograph / ironworker