English
elfology
From elf + -ology.
Formed from elf + -ology
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
noun The study of elves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elfology