Where does “Elbsegler” come from?
Elbsegler (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.
Ancestry of “Elbsegler”, step by step
Elbsegler 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 Segler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Segler | one who sails, steers sailing boats; a sailor (for sport or recreation) |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |