C14: from Old French andier, of unknown origin; influenced by iron
andiron in American English
(ˈændˌaɪərn)
noun
either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace
Word origin
ME aundiren (with ending altered by assoc. with iron) < OFr andier < Gaul *andera, andiron, heifer (so named from use of bull's head as ornamentation on andirons)< IE base *andh-, to sprout, bloom > Gr anthos: see antho-