Where does “Albis” come from?

Albis (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic albī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Ancestry of “Albis”, step by step

Albis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic albī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalbīriver
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Latin Albeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “Albis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →