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Where does “zèlver” come from?

zèlver (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch silver, from Old Dutch silver, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

zèlver (Limburgish): silver; A part of silver

Definitions

  1. silver; A part of silver

Ancestry of “zèlver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsilversilver
2Old Dutchsilver—
3Proto-West Germanic*silubr—
4Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →