Where does “Elbe” come from?

Elbe (German) comes 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.

Elbe (German): Alternative form of Elb

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Elb

Ancestry of “Elbe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Elbe”

Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →