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Where does “elvyssh” come from?

elvyssh (Middle English) comes from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elvyssh (Middle English): elfish, elven; unusual

Definitions

  1. elfish, elven; unusual

Ancestry of “elvyssh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
2Old Englishielfelf
3Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
4Proto-Germanicalbīriver
5LatinAlbis—
6LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “elvyssh”

  • elvish
  • elvishly
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