Where does “ostelbisch” come from?

ostelbisch (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.

ostelbisch (German): on the east side of the Elbe; East Elbian

Definitions

  1. on the east side of the Elbe; East Elbian

Ancestry of “ostelbisch”, step by step

ostelbisch 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 ōst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanōstthe east
2Middle High Germanōst—
3Old High Germanōsteast
4Old Norseaustreast
5Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
6Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
7Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →
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