Where does “elflock” come from?

elflock (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.

elflock (English): A lock of hair that is tangled

Definitions

  1. A lock of hair that is tangled

Ancestry of “elflock”, step by step

elflock 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 Lock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLockfrom the surname
2Middle Englishloklock
3Old Englishlācplay, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,...
4Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
5Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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