Where does “Elbbrücke” come from?

Elbbrücke (German) comes from German Elbe, from Middle High German Elbe, from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

Elbbrücke (German): a bridge that spans the Elbe

Definitions

  1. a bridge that spans the Elbe

Ancestry of “Elbbrücke”, step by step

Elbbrücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Elbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElbeAlternative form of Elb
2Middle High GermanElbe—
3Old High GermanElba—
4Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
5Proto-Germanicalbīriver
6LatinAlbis—
7LatinAlbeus—

via German brücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrückebridge
2Middle High Germanbrückebridge
3Old High Germanbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →