Where does “oljefunn” come from?

oljefunn (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.

oljefunn (Norwegian Bokmål): an oil discovery or oil find made when drilling for oil

Definitions

  1. an oil discovery or oil find made when drilling for oil

Ancestry of “oljefunn”, step by step

oljefunn 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 Luxembourgish Funn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFunn—
2Old High Germanfanoflag
3Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
4Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →