Where does “elf” come from?

elf (Yola) comes from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elf (Yola): fairy

Definitions

fairy

Ancestry of “elf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	elf	elf, fairy; spirit, shade
2	Old English	ielf	elf
3	Proto-West Germanic	albi	elf, fairy
4	Proto-Germanic	albī	river
5	Latin	Albis	—
6	Latin	Albeus	—

Every word from Latin Albeus →Every word from Proto-Germanic albī →Every word from Latin Albis →