Where does “landielf” come from?

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

landielf (Old English): muse associated with the countryside

Definitions

  1. muse associated with the countryside

Ancestry of “landielf”, step by step

landielf 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 land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →
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