Where does “elfengleich” come from?

elfengleich (German) comes from German Elfe, 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.

elfengleich (German): elflike

Definitions

  1. elflike

Ancestry of “elfengleich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElfeAlternative form of Elf; female elf; fairy,...
2EnglishelfA luminous spirit presiding over nature and...
3Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
4Old Englishielfelf
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis—
8LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →