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Where does “silpë” come from?

silpë (Proto-Samic) comes from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

silpë (Proto-Samic): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “silpë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesilfrsilver
2Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

Words derived from “silpë”

  • silba
  • silbba
  • silbb
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →