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Where does “Ölförderung” come from?

Ölförderung (German) comes from German Öl, from Middle High German öl, from Old High German oli, from Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā.

Ölförderung (German): oil production

Definitions

  1. oil production

Ancestry of “Ölförderung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖloil
2Middle High Germanöl—
3Old High Germanoli—
4Proto-West Germanic*oli—
5Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
6Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
7Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
8Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →