Where does “álft” come from?

álft (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse álpt, from Proto-Germanic albits, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elbʰ- — white.

álft (Icelandic): whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Definitions

  1. whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

Ancestry of “álft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseálptswan
2Proto-Germanicalbitsswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elbʰ-white

Words derived from “álft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic albits →Every word from Old Norse álpt →
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