Where does “Silbergefäß” come from?

Silbergefäß (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.

Silbergefäß (German): silver vessel

Definitions

  1. silver vessel

Ancestry of “Silbergefäß”, step by step

Silbergefäß 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 Gefäß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefäßvessel; container, jar, pot
2Old High Germangivāzi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old High German silbar →