Where does “alf” come from?
alf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ȧlf, from Old Dutch alf, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.
Ancestry of “alf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ȧlf | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | alf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | albiz | elf, fairy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | albʰós | white |