Where does “elven” come from?

elven (Middle English) comes from Old English elfen, from Old English elf, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

elven (Middle English): A elf, a fairy, nymph

Definitions

  1. A elf, a fairy, nymph

Ancestry of “elven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishelfenAlternative form of ielfen
2Old Englishelf—
3Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

Words derived from “elven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old English elf →
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