Where does “sølvtøj” come from?

sølvtøj (Danish) comes from Danish sølv, from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

sølvtøj (Danish): silverware

Definitions

  1. silverware

Ancestry of “sølvtøj”, step by step

sølvtøj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sølv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsølvsilver
2Old Norsesilfrsilver
3Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

via Danish tøj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtøjfabric, material; cloth, clothes, clothing; tool,...
2Middle Low Germantügthings, gear, equipment, garment
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Old Norse silfr →Every word from Danish sølv →