Where does “Álvfinnur” come from?

Álvfinnur (Faroese) comes from Faroese Álvur, from Old Norse Álfr, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

Ancestry of “Álvfinnur”, step by step

Álvfinnur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Álvur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseÁlvurelf
2Old NorseÁlfr—
3Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

via Faroese Finnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseFinnur—
2Old NorseFinnra Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a...
3Proto-GermanicFinnazSami? Finn?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Norse Álfr →