Where does “Alpenhauptkamm” come from?

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

Alpenhauptkamm (German): The main chain of the Alps the Alpine divide

Definitions

  1. The main chain of the Alps the Alpine divide

Ancestry of “Alpenhauptkamm”, step by step

Alpenhauptkamm 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 Hauptkamm

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