Where does “sëlwer” come from?

sëlwer (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German selb, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sëlwer (Luxembourgish): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “sëlwer”, step by step

sëlwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German selb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanselb—
2Proto-Germanicselbazself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
4Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Proto-West Germanic *silubr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
2Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

Words derived from “sëlwer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →
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