English
Zilberstein
Zilberstein comes from Yiddish זילבער ‘silver’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *silubrą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*silubrą‘silver’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*silubr‘silver’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050silbar‘silver’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350silber
- Yiddishmodernזילבערzilber‘silver’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernזילבערשטייןzilbershteyn
- EnglishtodayZilberstein
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*silubrą‘silver’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*silubr‘silver’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050silbar‘silver’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350silber
- Yiddishmodernזילבערzilber‘silver’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernזילבערשטייןzilbershteyn
- EnglishtodayZilberstein
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *silubrą ‘silver’
Today it means
name A surname from Yiddish
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *silubrą / Zilberstein