Where does “olivengrønn” come from?

olivengrønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål oliven, from German Oliven, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

olivengrønn (Norwegian Bokmål): olive green, olive

Definitions

  1. olive green, olive

Ancestry of “olivengrønn”, step by step

olivengrønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål oliven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålolivenolive; an olive
2GermanOlivenplural of Olive
3LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Norwegian Bokmål grønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrønngreen; favourable
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →