Where does “olijf” come from?

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

olijf (Dutch): olive; olive tree, "Olea europaea"

Definitions

  1. olive; olive tree, "Olea europaea"

Ancestry of “olijf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcholive—
2LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “olijf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →