Where does “elv” come from?

elv (Danish) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk elv, from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elv (Danish): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “elv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskelva river; an elf
2Old Norseelfrriver
3Proto-Germanicalbīriver
4LatinAlbis—
5LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →