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Where does “Algot” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Algot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseAlgautr—
2Old NorseÁlfr—
3Proto-Germanicalbizelf, fairy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

Words derived from “Algot”

  • Altti
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