Where does “Olivenhain” come from?

Olivenhain (German) comes from German olīve, from Middle High German olīve, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

Olivenhain (German): olive grove

Definitions

  1. olive grove

Ancestry of “Olivenhain”, step by step

Olivenhain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German olīve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanolīveolive fruit
2Middle High Germanolīveolive tree
3LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via German Hain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaingrove; woods; small forest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →
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