Where does “sylv” come from?

sylv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

sylv (Norwegian Nynorsk): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “sylv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesilfrsilver
2Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Old Norse silfr →
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