Where does “sølv” come from?
sølv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.
Definitions
Ancestry of “sølv”, step by step
sølv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse sylfr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sylfr | — |