Where does “oliven” come from?

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

oliven (Norwegian Nynorsk): olive; an olive

Definitions

  1. olive; an olive

Ancestry of “oliven”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oliven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →