Where does “Elbenjungfrau” come from?

Elbenjungfrau (German) comes from German Jungfrau, from German juncvrouwe.

Elbenjungfrau (German): elf-maiden

Definitions

  1. elf-maiden

Ancestry of “Elbenjungfrau”, step by step

Elbenjungfrau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Jungfrau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJungfrauvirgin; maiden; Virgo
2Germanjuncvrouwe—

via German elb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanelbelf
Every word from German juncvrouwe →Every word from German Jungfrau →