elf
Middle English
/ɛlf/
noun
Definitions
- elf, fairy
- spirit, shade
Etymology
Inherited from Old English elf inherited from *albi inherited from Proto-Germanic *albiz (elf, fairy) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (white, shining white, brilliant, mountain).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂elbʰós
Gloss
white, shining white, brilliant, mountain
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
山, 岳
Emoji
⚾️ ❄️ 🎪 🏔️ 🐻❄️ 🤍 🥋 🦓 🦳
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Alvin English
- Aubrey English
- Elfland English
- elf English
- elfdom English
- elfen English
- elfette English
- elfhood English
- elfin English
- elfish English
- elfkin English
- elfkind English
- elflike English
- elflock English
- elflore English
- elfmaid English
- elven English
- elvish English
- half-elf English
- were-elf English
- kalpea Finnish
- Albruna Latin
- Elfe German
- эльф Russian
- élfico Spanish, Castilian
- *albʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂elbʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *albiz Proto-Germanic
- エルフ Japanese
- elf Old English
- elfen Old English
- ielf Old English
- Ælfhelm Old English
- ælf Old English
- elfe Middle English
- elven Middle English
- elvyssh Middle English
- alfr Old Norse
- *elbedь Proto-Slavic
- *olbǫdь Proto-Slavic
- เอลฟ์ Thai
- alba Old High German
- alp Old High German
- *albi gmw-pro
- *alf Old Dutch
- *kalbas Proto-Finnic
- *albiyū Proto-Celtic
- *Hr̥bʰúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- alf Old Saxon
- *alβos Proto-Italic