Where does “Erdöl” come from?
Erdöl (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.
Erdöl (German): oil, petroleum
Definitions
- oil, petroleum
Ancestry of “Erdöl”, step by step
Erdöl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öl | oil |
| 2 | Middle High German | öl | oil |
| 3 | Old High German | oli | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oli | olive oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |