Where does “babyolje” come from?

babyolje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk baby, from English baby, from Middle English baby, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

babyolje (Norwegian Nynorsk): baby oil

Definitions

  1. baby oil

Ancestry of “babyolje”, step by step

babyolje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk baby

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbabya baby
2EnglishbabyA very young human, particularly from birth to a...
3Middle EnglishbabyA child or baby
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Norwegian Nynorsk olje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoljeoil
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Old English -iġEvery word from Middle English -y