Where does “alv” come from?

alv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Álfr, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

alv (Norwegian Bokmål): an elf

Definitions

  1. an elf

Ancestry of “alv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁlfr—
2Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Norse Álfr →