*albho-

topic posted Mon, April 16, 2007 - 3:31 PM by  jheem
PIE *albho- 'white' :- OE ælf, ylfe pl. 'lef', PDE oaf < ON alfr, PDE Oberon < OFr Auberon, cf. NHG Alberich, OHG albiz 'swan'; Hittite al-pa-a 'cloud'; L albus 'dull white', albedo 'whiteness', Umb alfu; W elfydd < *albio-; PN Albania, Alba Longa, Albany, Albula, Albinia; cf. PIE *el- 'red'.

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