Where does “dǫkkalfar” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “dǫkkalfar”, step by step

dǫkkalfar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse døkkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedøkkrdark
2Proto-Germanicdankwazdark
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʷ-o-—

via Old Norse álfar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseálfarelves

Words derived from “dǫkkalfar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʷ-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dankwaz →Every word from Old Norse døkkr →