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

Definitions

  1. silvery-white

Ancestry of “silbrigweiß”, step by step

silbrigweiß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German silbrig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansilbrigsilvery; bright, shiny, shimmering
2GermanSilbersilver; argent
3Middle High Germansilber—
4Old High Germansilbarsilver
5Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
6Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old High German silbar →