Where does “Albin” come from?

Albin (Swedish) comes from German Albwin, from Old High German wini, from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “Albin”, step by step

Albin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Albwin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlbwin—
2Old High Germanwinifriend
3Proto-West Germanicwinifriend
4Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Latin albinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalbinus—
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →