Where does “Elfe” come from?

Elfe (German) comes from English elf, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

Elfe (German): Alternative form of Elf; female elf; fairy,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Elf; female elf; fairy,...

Ancestry of “Elfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
2Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
3Old Englishielfelf
4Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
5Proto-Germanicalbīriver
6LatinAlbis—
7LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “Elfe”

Every word from Latin Albeus →