Where does “Alpenveilchen” come from?

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

Alpenveilchen (German): cyclamen

Definitions

  1. cyclamen

Ancestry of “Alpenveilchen”, step by step

Alpenveilchen 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 Veilchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVeilchenThe flower violet; A black eye
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *albijā →Every word from Old High German alba →Every word from Middle High German alben →