Where does “Aalbes” come from?
Aalbes (Luxembourgish) comes from Latin alburnus, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
Aalbes (Luxembourgish): bleak
Ancestry of “Aalbes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | alburnus | a white fish, probably the bleak or blay; Synonym... |
| 2 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |