Where does “Olivenzweig” come from?

Olivenzweig (German) comes from German Zweig, from Middle High German zwīc, from Old High German zwīg, from Proto-Germanic twīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Olivenzweig (German): olive branch

Definitions

  1. olive branch

Ancestry of “Olivenzweig”, step by step

Olivenzweig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zweig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweigbranch, twig; branch; section
2Middle High Germanzwīc—
3Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
4Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
5Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German olīve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanolīveolive fruit
2Middle High Germanolīveolive tree
3LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dwigʰon →Every word from Proto-Germanic twīgą →