Where does “Albula-Alpen” come from?

Albula-Alpen (German) comes from German Alpen, from Middle High German alben, from Old High German alba, from Proto-West Germanic *albijā.

Ancestry of “Albula-Alpen”, step by step

Albula-Alpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenthe Alps; alps
2Middle High Germanalben—
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā—

via German Albula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlbula—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *albijā →Every word from Old High German alba →Every word from Middle High German alben →
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