Where does “ielfcynn” come from?

ielfcynn (Old English) comes from Old English cynn, from Proto-West Germanic *kuni, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ielfcynn (Old English): elfkind, the elven race

Definitions

  1. elfkind, the elven race

Ancestry of “ielfcynn”, step by step

ielfcynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English cynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcynnkind; tribe, race, species; family
2Proto-West Germanic*kunifamily, kin
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Old English ielf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishielfelf
2Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
3Proto-Germanicalbīriver
4LatinAlbis—
5LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →