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Where does “silber” come from?

silber (Cebuano) comes from English Silver, from German Silber, from Middle High German silber, from Old High German silbar, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

silber (Cebuano): silver; a lustrous, white, metallic element; the...

Definitions

  1. silver; a lustrous, white, metallic element; the...

Ancestry of “silber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSilver—
2GermanSilbersilver; argent
3Middle High Germansilber—
4Old High Germansilbarsilver
5Proto-West Germanic*silubr—
6Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →