Where does “elvebredd” come from?

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

elvebredd (Norwegian Bokmål): a riverbank

Definitions

  1. a riverbank

Ancestry of “elvebredd”, step by step

elvebredd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål elv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålelva river; an elf
2Old Norseelfrriver
3Proto-Germanicalbīriver
4LatinAlbis—
5LatinAlbeus—

via Norwegian Bokmål e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåleAlternative form of ei

via Norwegian Bokmål bredd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbreddbank; past participle of bre
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →