Where does “Albe” come from?

Albe (German) comes from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Albe (German): alb

Definitions

  1. alb

Ancestry of “Albe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
2Proto-Italicalβoswhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →