Where does “ȧlf” come from?

ȧlf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ȧlf, from Old Dutch alf, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

ȧlf (Dutch): a type of folkloristic humanoid or spirit; an elf

Definitions

  1. a type of folkloristic humanoid or spirit; an elf

Ancestry of “ȧlf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchȧlfelf, evil spirit
2Old Dutchalf—
3Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Dutch alf →