Where does “erdölreich” come from?
erdölreich (German) comes from German Erdöl, 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.
erdölreich (German): petroleum-rich, petroliferous
Definitions
- petroleum-rich, petroliferous
Ancestry of “erdölreich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Erdöl | oil, petroleum |
| 2 | German | Öl | oil |
| 3 | Middle High German | öl | — |
| 4 | Old High German | oli | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *oli | — |
| 6 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |