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Where does “alf” come from?

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

alf (Swedish): Obsolete spelling of älv

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of älv

Ancestry of “alf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alf”

  • elfe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →