Etymology Explorer
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Where does “silver” come from?
silver (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.
Ancestry of “silver”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
*silubr
silver
2
Proto-Germanic
silubrą
silver
Words derived from “silver”
silver
silverin
zilver
zèlver
zilverkleur
silwer
zilvermeeuw
zilvervos
verzilveren
zilverkleurig
zilvermijn
zilverreiger
zilverfolie
zilverfuut
zilverling
zilverschildzaad
zilverspar
silwervis
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →