Where does “Rohsilber” come from?

Rohsilber (German) comes from German roh, from Middle High German rō, from Old High German rāo, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Rohsilber (German): crude silver

Definitions

  1. crude silver

Ancestry of “Rohsilber”, step by step

Rohsilber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German roh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrohraw; unprocessed, crude, raw; unrefined, rude,...
2Middle High Germanrō—
3Old High Germanrāo—
4Proto-West Germanichrauraw
5Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via German Silber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSilbersilver; argent
2Middle High Germansilber—
3Old High Germansilbarsilver
4Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
5Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →