Where does “hørfrøolie” come from?

hørfrøolie (Danish) comes from Danish olie, from Old Danish oliæ, from Middle Low German olie, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

hørfrøolie (Danish): flaxseed oil

Definitions

  1. flaxseed oil

Ancestry of “hørfrøolie”, step by step

hørfrøolie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish olie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisholieoil
2Old Danisholiæ—
3Middle Low Germanolie—
4Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
5Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Danish hørfrø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhørfrølinseed, flaxseed
2Danishhørflax; hear; imperative of høre
3Old Danishhor—
4Old Norsehóradultery; pot-hook
5Proto-Germanichōrąadultery
6Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →