alfr
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- elf
Etymology
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
- Alvari Finnish
- kalpea Finnish
- Albruna Latin
- alpes Latin
- elfe French
- ἀλφός Ancient Greek
- *albʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂elbʰós Proto-Indo-European
- alv Norwegian Bokmål
- *albiz Proto-Germanic
- Alvar Swedish
- Gandalf Swedish
- alf Swedish
- alv Swedish
- älf Swedish
- älva Swedish
- alv Norwegian Nynorsk
- ielf Old English
- ælf Old English
- Alfarr Old Norse
- Gandálfr Old Norse
- Vindálfr Old Norse
- gandr Old Norse
- herr Old Norse
- vindr Old Norse
- alf Danish
- *elbedь Proto-Slavic
- *olbǫdь Proto-Slavic
- Àlvar Catalan, Valencian
- álfadrottning Icelandic
- álfur Icelandic
- alba Old High German
- alp Old High German
- álvur Faroese
- *albi gmw-pro
- Alvar Estonian
- *alf Old Dutch
- *kalbas Proto-Finnic
- *Albiū Proto-Celtic
- *albiyū Proto-Celtic
- *Hr̥bʰúš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- alf Old Saxon
- ælf Old Swedish
- *alβos Proto-Italic
- 𒀠𒉺𒀸 Hittite