Where does “Elbmetropole” come from?
Elbmetropole (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.
Elbmetropole (German): metropolis on the Elbe
Definitions
- metropolis on the Elbe
Ancestry of “Elbmetropole”, step by step
Elbmetropole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Elbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Elbe | Alternative form of Elb |
| 2 | Middle High German | Elbe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Elba | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 6 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 7 | Latin | Albeus | — |
via German Metropole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Metropole | metropolis; very large city; city which dominates... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μητρόπολις | mother-state; one's mother-city, mother country,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |