Where does “Ölquelle” come from?

Ölquelle (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.

Ölquelle (German): oil well

Definitions

  1. oil well

Ancestry of “Ölquelle”, step by step

Ölquelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖloil
2Middle High Germanöloil
3Old High Germanoli
4Proto-West Germanic*oliolive oil
5Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
6Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
7Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
8Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
9Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via German quelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquelleinflection of quellen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanquelle
3Old High Germanquella
4Proto-West Germanic*kwalljāwellspring; spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία