Where does “silbern” come from?
silbern (German) comes from Old High German silberīn, from Proto-Germanic silubrīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
silbern (German): silver-colored
Definitions
- silver-colored
Ancestry of “silbern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | silberīn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | silubrīnaz | silvern, made of silver |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |