Where does “Elbtal” come from?

Elbtal (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.

Elbtal (German): The Elbe Valley

Definitions

  1. The Elbe Valley

Ancestry of “Elbtal”, step by step

Elbtal 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 tal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantalvalley
2Middle High Germantal—
3Old High Germantalvalley
4Proto-West Germanic*dalvalley, dale
5Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

Words derived from “Elbtal”

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