Where does “palmeolie” come from?

palmeolie (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.

palmeolie (Danish): palm oil

Definitions

  1. palm oil

Ancestry of “palmeolie”, step by step

palmeolie 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 palme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpalmea palm tree
2Old Norsepalmi—
3LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →