Where does “auf” come from?

auf (English) comes from Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

auf (English): A changeling or elf child; a child left by...

Definitions

  1. A changeling or elf child; a child left by...

Ancestry of “auf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsealfrelf
2Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Norse alfr →