Where does “Elbe” come from?

Elbe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German Elba, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

Ancestry of “Elbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanElba—
2Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
3Proto-Germanicalbīriver
4LatinAlbis—
5LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “Elbe”

Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →