Where does “nordelbisch” come from?

nordelbisch (German) comes from German elbisch, 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.

nordelbisch (German): on the north side of the Elbe; North Elbian

Definitions

  1. on the north side of the Elbe; North Elbian

Ancestry of “nordelbisch”, step by step

nordelbisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German elbisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanelbischElbian; of, located by or pertaining to the Elbe;...
2GermanElbeAlternative form of Elb
3Middle High GermanElbe—
4Old High GermanElba—
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis—
8LatinAlbeus—

via German nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannordthe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
2Middle High Germannort—
3Old High Germannordnorth
4Proto-West Germanic*norþrnorthern, northernly
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →