Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/silubrą

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Likely a Wanderwort of non-Indo-European origin. Compare Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, Latvian sudrabs, Lithuanian sidabras, Latgalian sudobrys, Basque zilar, Proto-Berber *a-ẓrəf, Celtiberian silabur "money".

A Semitic origin has been suggested (Akkadian 𒀫𒁍𒌝 (ṣur-pu-um /⁠ṣurpum⁠/, silver), from 𒍝𒊏𒁍𒌝 (ṣa-ra-pu-um /⁠ṣarāpum⁠/, to smelt or refine)).[1] However, at least one scholar has considered this phonologically and geographically improbable.

The replacement of hypothetical Pre-Germanic *urguntóm from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm in Proto-Germanic has been thought to be linked to increasing metallurgical sophistication.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*silubrą n

  1. silver

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *silubrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *silubrą *silubrō
vocative *silubrą *silubrō
accusative *silubrą *silubrō
genitive *silubras, *silubris *silubrǫ̂
dative *silubrai *silubramaz
instrumental *silubrō *silubramiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (1999) Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag
  2. ^ Mallory, James P. (1984) “Proto-Indo-European Silver”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung[1], volume 1, number 97, Göttingen: Vandenhoek und Ruprecht, retrieved 2018 May 7, pages 1–12