Where does “Alb” come from?
Alb (German) comes from Middle High German alb, from Old High German alp, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.
Alb (German): elf, especially an evil one; nightmare or...
Definitions
- elf, especially an evil one; nightmare or...
Ancestry of “Alb”, step by step
Alb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German alb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | alb | elf; friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or... |
| 2 | Old High German | alp | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 5 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 6 | Latin | Albeus | — |
via Middle High German alp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | alp | elf; friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or... |