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Where does “seolfren” come from?

seolfren (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic silubrīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “seolfren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsilubrīnazsilvern, made of silver
2Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “seolfren”

  • silvern
  • sylveren
  • selverne
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