Where does “elveløp” come from?

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

elveløp (Norwegian Nynorsk): the course of a river

Definitions

  1. the course of a river

Ancestry of “elveløp”, step by step

elveløp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk elv

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk løp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskløpalternative form of laup
Every word from Latin Albeus →