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Where does “ælfen” come from?

ælfen (Old English) comes from Old English ælf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

ælfen (Old English): Alternative form of ielfen; nymph, spirit, fairy

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ielfen; nymph, spirit, fairy

Ancestry of “ælfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishælfAlternative form of ielf; incubus, elf; elf
2Old Englishielfelf
3Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
4Proto-Germanicalbīriver
5LatinAlbis—
6LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “ælfen”

  • elfin
  • elven
  • elfinwood
  • elven
Every word from Latin Albeus →