Where does “silbrigweiß” come from?
silbrigweiß (German) comes from German silbrig, from German Silber, from Middle High German silber, from Old High German silbar, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.
silbrigweiß (German): silvery-white
Ancestry of “silbrigweiß”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | silbrig | silvery; bright, shiny, shimmering |
| 2 | German | Silber | silver; argent |
| 3 | Middle High German | silber | — |
| 4 | Old High German | silbar | silver |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *silubr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | silubrą | silver |