Where does “Olpe” come from?

Olpe (German) comes from Ancient Greek ὄλπη, from Ancient Greek ἔλπος, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

Olpe (German): olpe

Definitions

  1. olpe

Ancestry of “Olpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄλπηleathern flask for oil
2Ancient Greekἔλπος[[w:Hesychius of Alexandria ἔλαιον, στέαρ, εὐθηνία
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλποςEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄλπη