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Where does “oliebol” come from?

oliebol (Dutch) comes from Dutch olie, 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.

oliebol (Dutch): oliebol, a traditional Dutch and Belgian delicacy...

Definitions

  1. oliebol, a traditional Dutch and Belgian delicacy...

Ancestry of “oliebol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oliebol”

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