Where does “elv” come from?

elv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elv (Norwegian Bokmål): a river; an elf

Definitions

  1. a river; an elf

Ancestry of “elv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseelfrriver
2Proto-Germanicalbīriver
3LatinAlbis—
4LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “elv”

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