Where does “*Albihauh” come from?

*Albihauh (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

Ancestry of “*Albihauh”, step by step

*Albihauh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *albi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*albiriver
2Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

via Proto-Germanic *hauh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hauh
2Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós