Where does “ȧlf” come from?

ȧlf (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch alf, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

ȧlf (Middle Dutch): elf, evil spirit

Definitions

  1. elf, evil spirit

Ancestry of “ȧlf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchalf—
2Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

Words derived from “ȧlf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Dutch alf →