Where does “silwer” come from?

silwer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zilver, from Middle Dutch silver, from Old Dutch silver, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

silwer (Afrikaans): made out of silver; silver, silver-coloured;...

Definitions

  1. made out of silver; silver, silver-coloured;...

Ancestry of “silwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzilversilver; argent
2Middle Dutchsilversilver
3Old Dutchsilver—
4Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
5Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

Words derived from “silwer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old Dutch silver →