Where does “elvish” come from?

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

elvish (English): Of or having to do with elves; elven

Definitions

  1. Of or having to do with elves; elven

Ancestry of “elvish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishelvysshelfish, elven; unusual
2Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
3Old Englishielfelf
4Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
5Proto-Germanicalbīriver
6LatinAlbis—
7LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “elvish”

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