Where does “ielfsogoþa” come from?

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

ielfsogoþa (Old English): a hiccup or heartburn ascribed to an elf

Definitions

  1. a hiccup or heartburn ascribed to an elf

Ancestry of “ielfsogoþa”, step by step

ielfsogoþa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ielf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishielfelf
2Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
3Proto-Germanicalbīriver
4LatinAlbis—
5LatinAlbeus—

via Old English sogoþa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsogoþahiccup or heartburn

Words derived from “ielfsogoþa”

Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →