Where does “elfe” come from?
elfe (English) comes from Middle English elfe, from Old English ælfen, from Old English ælf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.
elfe (English): A female elf, a fairy, nymph
Definitions
- A female elf, a fairy, nymph
Ancestry of “elfe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | elfe | Alternative form of elf; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | ælfen | Alternative form of ielfen; nymph, spirit, fairy |
| 3 | Old English | ælf | Alternative form of ielf; incubus, elf; elf |
| 4 | Old English | ielf | elf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | albi | elf, fairy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 7 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 8 | Latin | Albeus | — |