Where does “fiskeolje” come from?

fiskeolje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål olje, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

fiskeolje (Norwegian Bokmål): fish oil

Definitions

  1. fish oil

Ancestry of “fiskeolje”, step by step

fiskeolje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål olje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloljeoil; to oil
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Norwegian Bokmål fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiska fish; imperative of fiske
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία
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