Where does “Silberlöffel” come from?

Silberlöffel (German) comes from German löffel, from Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-West Germanic lapil, from Proto-Germanic lapilaz, from Proto-Indo-European labʰ- — to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack.

Silberlöffel (German): silver spoon

Definitions

  1. silver spoon

Ancestry of “Silberlöffel”, step by step

Silberlöffel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German löffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlöffelinflection of löffeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanleffel—
3Old High Germanleffil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack

via German Silber

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