Where does “alb” come from?
alb (Middle High German) comes from Old High German alp, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.
alb (Middle High German): elf; friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or...
Definitions
- elf; friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or...
Ancestry of “alb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | alp | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 4 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 5 | Latin | Albeus | — |