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Where does “elv” come from?

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

elv (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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”

  • elvebredd
  • sideelv
Every word from Latin Albeus →