Where does “alf” come from?
alf (Danish) comes from Old Norse Álfr, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.
Ancestry of “alf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | Álfr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | albiz | elf, fairy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | albʰós | white |