Where does “silvertip” come from?

silvertip (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.

silvertip (English): A grizzly bear; A shark; A fir tree

Definitions

  1. A grizzly bear; A shark; A fir tree

Ancestry of “silvertip”, step by step

silvertip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Silver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSilverfor a silversmith or a rich man, or for someone having silvery gray hair or living by a silvery brook
2GermanSilbersilver; argent
3Middle High Germansilber—
4Old High Germansilbarsilver
5Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
6Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

via English tip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtipThe extreme end of something, especially when...
2Middle Englishtip—
3Proto-Germanictuppijôto be atop
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →