English
elfless
From elf + -less.
Formed from elf + -less
Proto-Indo-European *albʰós ‘white’
Proto-Germanic *albiz
Proto-West Germanic *albi ‘elf, fairy’
Old English ielf
Middle English elf ‘elf, fairy’
English elf
Today it means
adj Without elves; lacking elves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elfless