Where does “Álfr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Álfr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

Words derived from “Álfr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Germanic albiz →
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