Where does “Alp” come from?

Alp (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German albe, from Old High German alba, from Proto-West Germanic *albijā.

Ancestry of “Alp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalbehigh mountain
2Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
3Proto-West Germanic*albijā—

Words derived from “Alp”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *albijā →Every word from Old High German alba →Every word from Middle High German albe →