myEtymology.com: English etymology of ironclad

Etymology of the English word ironclad

the English word ironclad

derived from the English word clad

derived from the English word clothe

using the English suffix -ed

derived from the English word cladding

using the English suffix -ing

derived from the English word clad

derived from the English word iron

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eis-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *isarnan