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Where does “albiz” come from?

albiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

albiz (Proto-Germanic): elf, fairy

Definitions

  1. elf, fairy

Ancestry of “albiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

Words derived from “albiz”

  • Alfred
  • auf
  • Avery
  • Alvin
  • elf
  • elves
  • Alston
  • elfin
  • oaf
  • Gandalf
  • elfish
  • elven
  • elvish
  • oafish
  • Averi
  • elflike
  • oafishness
  • elfishly
  • oafishly
  • elfishness
  • elfen
  • ouphe
  • alphorn
  • elvishly
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