Middle English elf

← Old English elf (inherited)

← Middle English ælf (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *albiz (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *albi (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (inherited)

→ English elf (inherited)

→ Middle English elven (suffix)

→ Middle English elvyssh (affix)

→ Yola elf (inherited)