Where does “Silberbergbau” come from?
Silberbergbau (German) comes from German Silber, from Middle High German silber, from Old High German silbar, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.
Silberbergbau (German): silver mining
Definitions
- silver mining
Ancestry of “Silberbergbau”, step by step
Silberbergbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Silber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Silber | silver; argent |
| 2 | Middle High German | silber | — |
| 3 | Old High German | silbar | silver |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *silubr | silver |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | silubrą | silver |
via German Bergbau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bergbau | mining; mining industry |