Where does “Seealpen” come from?

Seealpen (German) comes from German Alpen, from Middle High German alben, from Old High German alba, from Proto-West Germanic *albijā.

Seealpen (German): Maritime Alps

Definitions

  1. Maritime Alps

Ancestry of “Seealpen”, step by step

Seealpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenthe Alps; alps
2Middle High Germanalben—
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā—

via German see

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseelake
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *albijā →Every word from Old High German alba →Every word from Middle High German alben →