Where does “Alm” come from?

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

Alm (German): alpine pasture; alp

Definitions

  1. alpine pasture; alp

Ancestry of “Alm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Alm”

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