Where does “petroleumbron” come from?

petroleumbron (Dutch) comes from Dutch bron, from Dutch born, from Middle Dutch borne, from Old Dutch brunno, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.

petroleumbron (Dutch): an oil well

Definitions

  1. an oil well

Ancestry of “petroleumbron”, step by step

petroleumbron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbronsource; spring, well
2DutchbornObsolete form of bron
3Middle Dutchborne
4Old Dutchbrunnowell, source
5Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
6Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Dutch petroleum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpetroleumpetroleum
2Medieval Latinpetroleum
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-