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Where does “zilver” come from?

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

zilver (Dutch): silver; argent

Definitions

  1. silver; argent

Ancestry of “zilver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsilversilver
2Old Dutchsilver—
3Proto-West Germanic*silubr—
4Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

Words derived from “zilver”

  • zilvermeeuw
  • zilvervos
  • zilverkleur
  • silwer
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