Where does “olie” come from?

olie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ōlie, from Old Dutch olig, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olie (Dutch): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “olie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “olie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →