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Where does “albi” come from?

albi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

albi (Proto-West Germanic): elf, fairy

Definitions

  1. elf, fairy

Ancestry of “albi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalbīriver
2LatinAlbis—
3LatinAlbeus—

Words derived from “albi”

  • Alfred
  • Avery
  • Alvin
  • elf
  • elves
  • Alston
  • elfin
  • elfish
  • elven
  • elvish
  • Averi
  • elflike
  • elfishly
  • elfishness
  • elfen
  • alphorn
  • elvishly
  • elfdom
  • elflock
  • elfinwood
  • elfkin
  • elfhood
  • alphornist
  • elfkind
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