Where does “sølvi” come from?

sølvi (Greenlandic) comes from Danish sølv, from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

sølvi (Greenlandic): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “sølvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsølvsilver
2Old Norsesilfrsilver
3Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Old Norse silfr →Every word from Danish sølv →
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