Where does “elv” come from?

elv (Faroese) comes from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elv (Faroese): river

Definitions

  1. river

Ancestry of “elv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseelfrriver
2Proto-Germanicalbīriver
3LatinAlbis—
4LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →
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