Where does “trisilver” come from?

trisilver (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.

trisilver (English): Three silver atoms in a compound

Definitions

  1. Three silver atoms in a compound

Ancestry of “trisilver”, step by step

trisilver 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 tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old High German silbar →