Where does “Kokosnussöl” come from?

Kokosnussöl (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.

Kokosnussöl (German): coconut oil

Definitions

  1. coconut oil

Ancestry of “Kokosnussöl”, step by step

Kokosnussöl 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 Kokosnuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKokosnusscoconut
2GermanKokosthe flesh of the coconut; its taste; coir; the...
3Spanishcocosplural of coco
4Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
5Russianкоко́сcoconut
6Portuguesecocosplural of coco
7Portuguesecocococonut
8Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
9Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom