Where does “Silber” come from?
Silber (German) comes from Middle High German silber, from Old High German silbar, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.
Silber (German): silver; argent
Ancestry of “Silber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | silber | — |
| 2 | Old High German | silbar | silver |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *silubr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | silubrą | silver |
Words derived from “Silber”