Where does “ielfig” come from?

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

ielfig (Old English): raving, frantic, as ascribed or related to an elf

Definitions

  1. raving, frantic, as ascribed or related to an elf

Ancestry of “ielfig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishielfelf
2Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
3Proto-Germanicalbīriver
4LatinAlbis—
5LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →