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