English
elfwise
From elf + -wise.
Formed from elf + -wise
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
adv In the manner of an elf.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / elfwise