Where does “elvedal” come from?
elvedal (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål elv, from Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.
elvedal (Norwegian Bokmål): a river valley
Ancestry of “elvedal”, step by step
elvedal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål elv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | elv | a river; an elf |
| 2 | Old Norse | elfr | river |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | albī | river |
| 4 | Latin | Albis | — |
| 5 | Latin | Albeus | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål dal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dal | a valley |
| 2 | Old Norse | dalr | dale, valley |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dalą | valley, dale |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰel- | an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;... |