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Where does “silberglänzend” come from?

silberglänzend (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.

silberglänzend (German): silvery, shiny

Definitions

  1. silvery, shiny

Ancestry of “silberglänzend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSilbersilver; argent
2Middle High Germansilber—
3Old High Germansilbarsilver
4Proto-West Germanic*silubr—
5Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →