Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “albe” come from?

albe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German alba, from Proto-West Germanic *albijā.

albe (Middle High German): high mountain

Definitions

  1. high mountain

Ancestry of “albe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
2Proto-West Germanic*albijā—

Words derived from “albe”

  • alphorn
  • alphornist
  • Alp
  • Alphorn
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *albijā →