Where does “silverer” come from?
silverer (English) 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.
silverer (English): One who silvers
Definitions
- One who silvers
Ancestry of “silverer”, step by step
silverer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Silver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Silver | for a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook |
| 2 | German | Silber | silver; argent |
| 3 | Middle High German | silber | — |
| 4 | Old High German | silbar | silver |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *silubr | silver |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | silubrą | silver |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |