Etymograph

English

elfdock

From elf + dock.

A compound of elf + dock

Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’

Proto-Germanic *albiz

Proto-West Germanic *albi ‘elf, fairy’

Old English ielf

Middle English elf ‘elf, fairy’

English elf

Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- ‘to produce’

Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ ‘power, strength’

Proto-West Germanic *dokkā ‘something round, ball’

Old English docce

Middle English dokke

English dock

Today it means

noun Synonym of elecampane.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / elfdock