{"id":1417,"date":"2021-09-11T13:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1417"},"modified":"2021-09-11T13:57:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T13:57:01","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-26-iron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=1417","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology 26 &#8211; Iron"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 26 &amp;#8211; Iron\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-09-11T13:00:57+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re getting elemental and delving into the origins of the word iron [\u02c8a\u026a.\u0259n\/\u02c8a\u026a.\u025an].\n\n\n\nDefinition:\n\n \tan element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal that can be used to make steel.\n \tan electrical device with a flat metal...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6229\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1417-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1417-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"iron2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re getting elemental and delving into the origins of the word <strong>iron<\/strong> [\u02c8a\u026a.\u0259n\/\u02c8a\u026a.\u025an].<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bambe1964\/6778314087\/in\/photolist-bjYCCg-7yxpik-dNp8N-eAhw-d1dnoQ-7yBoud-p6fHXf-4WR1xb-6R7i6-2iXVXG7-5aTk-8gffMd-H1Tx7M-edvnQL-oTWSya-GnzbT-X3YeVq-2jH3H7T-8gbYoX-QAchs-ahxjRS-nW1dXG-DW44dM-98Gt-HGoJE-MonQsZ-97xEtN-rAXgZ-ZvEWC5-bMyetk-8KFJLs-gS6wm-2yJdi-5syvBe-5YuXBp-8pDR7Q-8KCEt2-8KFJs1-8iMycW-8KFJjs-a5i6Co-6AnJMo-8KCEHz-8KFJaw-oRiqw-7vEzQK-7wDg-capKLJ-7AUKBc-2eFQtqs\" title=\"iron fence\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7017\/6778314087_00b19bbe80_z.jpg\" alt=\"iron fence\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Definition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal that can be used to make steel.<\/li>\n<li>an electrical device with a flat metal base that heats up and is used to remove creases from clothes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/dictionary\/english\/iron\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English word <em>iren<\/em> [\u02c8i\u02d0r\u0259n] (iron), from the Old English <em>\u012bsern<\/em> [\u02c8i\u02d0.sern] (iron), from the Proto-West-Germanic <em>*\u012bsarn<\/em> (iron) from the Proto-Germanic <em>**\u012bsarn\u0105<\/em> [\u02c8i\u02d0.s\u0251r.n\u0251\u0303] (iron), from the Proto-Celtic <em>*\u012bsarnom<\/em> (iron), probably from the Proto-Indo-European <em>*h\u2081\u0113sh\u2082r\u0325no-<\/em> (bloody, red), from <em>*h\u2081\u00e9sh\u2082r\u0325<\/em> (flowing blood) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/iron\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words for iron in Germanic and Celtic languages come from the same Proto-Celtic root, including <strong>ijzer<\/strong> [\u02c8\u025bi\u032fz\u0259r] in Dutch, <strong>Eisen<\/strong> [\u02c8\u0294a\u026a\u032fzn\u0329] in German, <strong>haearn<\/strong> [\u02c8hai.arn] in Welsh and <strong>iarann<\/strong> [\u02c8i\u0259\u027e\u02e0\u0259n\u032a\u02e0] in Irish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/%C4%ABsarnom\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the word <strong>irony<\/strong> is not related to iron at all. Instead it comes from the Middle French <em>ironie<\/em> (irony), from the Latin <em>\u012br\u014dn\u012ba<\/em> (irony), from the Ancient Greek <em>\u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03b1<\/em> [e\u02d0.r\u0254\u02d0.n\u011b\u02d0.a] (irony, pretext), from <em>\u03b5\u1f34\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd<\/em> (one who feigns ignorance) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/irony\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about etymology, and other language-related topics, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a> and a recent post was about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=21391\">Iron Ferrets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/b13xF7nXdjA\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b13xF7nXdjA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> &#8211; an easy-to-use animated video creator [affiliate link].<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/create.blubrry.com\/resources\/podcast-media-hosting\/?code=omniglot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_blubrry.png\" alt=\"Blubrry podcast hosting\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology 26 &amp;#8211; Iron\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-09-11T13:00:57+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re getting elemental and delving into the origins of the word iron [\u02c8a\u026a.\u0259n\/\u02c8a\u026a.\u025an].\n\n\n\nDefinition:\n\n \tan element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal that can be used to make steel.\n \tan electrical device with a flat metal...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6230\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1417-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=1417-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/iron2.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"iron2.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re getting elemental and delving into the origins of the word iron [\u02c8a\u026a.\u0259n\/\u02c8a\u026a.\u025an]. Definition: an element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal that can be used to make steel. an electrical device with a flat metal base that heats up and is used to remove creases from clothes. 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