Where does “elfur” come from?

elfur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elfur (Icelandic): a large river; indefinite nominative plural of...

Definitions

  1. a large river; indefinite nominative plural of...

Ancestry of “elfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseelfrriver
2Proto-Germanicalbīriver
3LatinAlbis—
4LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →