Where does “elfe” come from?

elfe (French) comes from Swedish älf, from Old Norse Álfr, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

elfe (French): elf

Definitions

  1. elf

Ancestry of “elfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishälfObsolete spelling of älv
2Old NorseÁlfr—
3Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

Words derived from “elfe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Norse Álfr →