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