Where does “olivengren” come from?

olivengren (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.

olivengren (Norwegian Bokmål): an olive branch

Definitions

  1. an olive branch

Ancestry of “olivengren”, step by step

olivengren traces back through 3 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 gren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrena branch
2Danishgrenbranch; twig, spray; bough
3Old Danishgren—
4Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
5Proto-Germanicgrainō—

via Danish oliven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisholivenolive
2Old Danisholiuæ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →