Where does “silverworker” come from?

silverworker (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.

silverworker (English): A person employed to manufacture and shape silver

Definitions

  1. A person employed to manufacture and shape silver

Ancestry of “silverworker”, step by step

silverworker 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 worker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkerA person who performs labor for a living,...
2Middle Englishwerkere—
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old High German silbar →
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