Where does “Olivenueleg” come from?

Olivenueleg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Ueleg, from Middle High German öle, from Old High German ole, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

Olivenueleg (Luxembourgish): olive oil

Definitions

  1. olive oil

Ancestry of “Olivenueleg”, step by step

Olivenueleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Ueleg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishUelegoil
2Middle High Germanöle
3Old High Germanole
4Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
5Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Luxembourgish oliv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgisholivolive fruit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία