Where does “Olijfberg” come from?

Olijfberg (Dutch) comes from Dutch olijf, from Middle Dutch olive, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

Olijfberg (Dutch): Mount of Olives

Definitions

  1. Mount of Olives

Ancestry of “Olijfberg”, step by step

Olijfberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch olijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcholijfolive; olive tree, "Olea europaea"
2Middle Dutcholive—
3LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →