Where does “westelbisch” come from?

westelbisch (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.

westelbisch (German): on the west side of the Elbe; West Elbian

Definitions

  1. on the west side of the Elbe; West Elbian

Ancestry of “westelbisch”, step by step

westelbisch 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 West

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWestthe west; a wind coming from the west
2Middle High Germanwestwest
3Old High Germanwestwestward
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →