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Where does “seolfor” come from?

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

seolfor (Old English): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “seolfor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*silubr—
2Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

Words derived from “seolfor”

  • silver
  • silvery
  • quicksilver
  • silverware
  • silverback
  • silverfish
  • silverwork
  • silversmithing
  • silverside
  • silverly
  • silversides
  • silverpoint
  • silverweed
  • silvertip
  • silverbeet
  • silveriness
  • nanosilver
  • silversword
  • silverskin
  • silverish
  • desilverization
  • nonsilver
  • silverberry
  • silverbell
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →