Where does “alm” come from?

alm (Dutch) comes from German Alm, from Middle High German alben, from Old High German alba, from Proto-West Germanic *albijā.

alm (Dutch): alpine pasture

Definitions

  1. alpine pasture

Ancestry of “alm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlmalpine pasture; alp
2Middle High Germanalben—
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *albijā →Every word from Old High German alba →Every word from Middle High German alben →