Where does “oljeavfall” come from?

oljeavfall (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk olje, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oljeavfall (Norwegian Nynorsk): oil waste

Definitions

  1. oil waste

Ancestry of “oljeavfall”, step by step

oljeavfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Norwegian Nynorsk avfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavfalltrash (US), garbage (US)
2Old Norseaffalloffal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →