Where does “olivenolie” come from?

olivenolie (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.

olivenolie (Danish): olive oil

Definitions

  1. olive oil

Ancestry of “olivenolie”, step by step

olivenolie 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 oliven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisholivenolive
2Old Danisholiuæ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →