Where does “elfe” come from?

elfe (Middle English) comes from Old English ælfen, from Old English ælf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elfe (Middle English): Alternative form of elf; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of elf; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “elfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishælfenAlternative form of ielfen; nymph, spirit, fairy
2Old EnglishælfAlternative form of ielf; incubus, elf; elf
3Old Englishielfelf
4Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
5Proto-Germanicalbīriver
6LatinAlbis—
7LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “elfe”

Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →