Where does “Alþjófr” come from?

Alþjófr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse al-, from Old Norse allr, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Alþjófr (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Alþjófr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseal-all, very, totally; universal, general
2Old Norseallrall, entire, whole; all, quite, entirely; gone,...
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Old Norse allr →