alb
Middle High German
noun
Definitions
- elf
- friendly spirit, ghostly being, genius, or fairy
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German alp inherited from *albi inherited from Proto-Germanic *albiz (elf, fairy) derived from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (white).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*albʰós
Gloss
white
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
白
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Aubrey English
- Albruna Latin
- alpes Latin
- Alb German
- Albtraum German
- Albwin German
- Alpdruck German
- ἀλφός Ancient Greek
- *albʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂elbʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *albiz Proto-Germanic
- elf Old English
- ielf Old English
- ælf Old English
- alfr Old Norse
- *elbedь Proto-Slavic
- *olbǫdь Proto-Slavic
- alp Old High German
- alp Middle High German
- *albi gmw-pro
- *alf Old Dutch
- *Albiū Proto-Celtic
- *albiyū Proto-Celtic
- alf Old Saxon
- 𒀠𒉺𒀸 Hittite