English
elfinness
From elfin + -ness.
Formed from elfin + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós ‘white’
Proto-Germanic *albiz ‘elf’
Old English ielf ‘elf’
Old English elfen ‘nymph, spirit, fairy’
Middle English elven ‘a elf, a fairy, nymph’
English elfin
Today it means
noun The state or condition of being elfin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elfinness