Where does “Alfhildr” come from?

Alfhildr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse Álfr, from Proto-Germanic albiz, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

Ancestry of “Alfhildr”, step by step

Alfhildr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Álfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁlfr—
2Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

via Old Norse hildr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehildrbattle
2Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight

Words derived from “Alfhildr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →Every word from Old Norse Álfr →