Where does “Ole” come from?

Ole (Norwegian) comes from Danish Ole, from Danish Olaf, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic anulaibaz, from Proto-Germanic laibō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Ole (Norwegian): Olaf

Definitions

  1. Olaf

Ancestry of “Ole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishOle—
2DanishOlafof origin
3Old NorseÓláfr—
4Proto-Norseᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanicanulaibaz—
6Proto-Germaniclaibōwhat is left, remainder, remnant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “Ole”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laibō →