English
elfmaid
From elf + maid.
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 *mogʰus ‘boy’
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Proto-West Germanic *magaþ ‘girl’
Old English mæġden ‘girl’
Middle English maiden
Middle English mayde ‘a maid’
English maid
Today it means
noun A female elf.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elfmaid