Where does “sulver” come from?

sulver (Middle English) comes from Old English seolfor, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

sulver (Middle English): Alternative form of silver

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of silver

Ancestry of “sulver”, step by step

sulver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English seolfor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseolforsilver
2Proto-West Germanic*silubrsilver
3Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

via Old English seolofor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseoloforsilver

Words derived from “sulver”

Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *silubr →Every word from Old English seolfor →