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