Where does “Elba” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Elba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianElba
2Old High GermanElba
3Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
4Proto-Germanicalbīriver
5LatinAlbis
6LatinAlbeus
Every word from Latin AlbeusEvery word from Proto-Germanic albīEvery word from Latin Albis