Where does “elbe” come from?

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

elbe (Middle High German): nominative plural of alp

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of alp

Ancestry of “elbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalpelf; friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or...
2Old High Germanalp—
3Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
4Proto-Germanicalbīriver
5LatinAlbis—
6LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →