Where does “Dǫkkálfar” come from?

Dǫkkálfar (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse dǫkkr, from Proto-Germanic dankwaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o-.

Dǫkkálfar (Old Norse): the "dark elves" who dwell down in the earth

Definitions

  1. the "dark elves" who dwell down in the earth

Ancestry of “Dǫkkálfar”, step by step

Dǫkkálfar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse dǫkkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsedǫkkrAlternative form of døkkr; dark
2Proto-Germanicdankwazdark
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-o-—

via Old Norse álfar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseálfarelves
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dankwaz →Every word from Old Norse dǫkkr →