Where does “alban” come from?
alban (Swedish) comes from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
alban (Swedish): Albanian; person, chiefly male, from Albania
Definitions
- Albanian; person, chiefly male, from Albania
Ancestry of “alban”, step by step
alban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish än
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | än | still, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,... |
| 2 | English | on | In the state of being active, functioning or... |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Swedish Albanien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Albanien | — |
| 2 | Middle French | Albanien | Albanian |
| 3 | Old French | Albanie | Albania |
| 4 | Latin | Albānia | Caucasian Albania |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλβανία | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |