Where does “Ueleg” come from?

Ueleg (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Ueleg (Luxembourgish): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “Ueleg”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ueleg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →