Where does “sølvi” come from?
sølvi (Greenlandic) comes from Danish sølv, from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.
sølvi (Greenlandic): silver
Ancestry of “sølvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | sølv | silver |
| 2 | Old Norse | silfr | silver |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | silubrą | silver |