Where does “dwelf” come from?

dwelf (English) comes from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

dwelf (English): A member of a fictional race of creatures which combine the qualities of, or are hybrids of, dwarves and elves

Definitions

  1. A member of a fictional race of creatures which combine the qualities of, or are hybrids of, dwarves and elves

Ancestry of “dwelf”, step by step

dwelf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English elf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
2Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
3Old Englishielfelf
4Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
5Proto-Germanicalbīriver
6LatinAlbis—
7LatinAlbeus—

via English Dwarf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDwarf—
2Middle Englishdwerghdwarf
3Old Englishdweorgdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →