Where does “Heizöl” come from?

Heizöl (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.

Heizöl (German): heating oil

Definitions

  1. heating oil

Ancestry of “Heizöl”, step by step

Heizöl 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 heizen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheizento heat
2Middle High Germanheiȥento be called, to call
3Old High Germanheizento heat
4Proto-West Germanichaitijanto make hot, heat
5Proto-Germanichaitijanąto make hot, heat
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →