Where does “elfette” come from?

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

elfette (French): elfess, elfette

Definitions

  1. elfess, elfette

Ancestry of “elfette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchelfeelf
2SwedishälfObsolete spelling of älv
3Old NorseÁlfr—
4Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Norse Álfr →