Where does “Silberbergwerk” come from?

Silberbergwerk (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.

Silberbergwerk (German): silver mine

Definitions

  1. silver mine

Ancestry of “Silberbergwerk”, step by step

Silberbergwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Silber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSilbersilver; argent
2Middle High Germansilber—
3Old High Germansilbarsilver
4Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
5Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

via German Bergwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBergwerkmine, colliery, pit
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old High German silbar →