Etymograph

English

silverwork

From silver + -work.

Formed from silver + -work

Proto-Germanic *silubrą ‘silver’

Proto-West Germanic *silubr ‘silver’

Old English seolfor ‘silver’

Middle English silver ‘silver’

English silver

Today it means

noun Work, usually ornamental, done in silver.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / silverwork