Where does “*Albistain” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*Albistain”, step by step

*Albistain 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 *stain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*stain—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →