Where does “silberempfindlich” come from?

silberempfindlich (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.

silberempfindlich (German): sensitive to silver

Definitions

  1. sensitive to silver

Ancestry of “silberempfindlich”, step by step

silberempfindlich 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 empfindlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanempfindlichsensitive
2Middle High Germanenphintlich—
3Old High Germaninphintlich—
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old High German silbar →