Where does “elefæt” come from?

elefæt (Old English) comes from Old English ele, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

elefæt (Old English): container for holding oil

Definitions

  1. container for holding oil

Ancestry of “elefæt”, step by step

elefæt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheleoil
2Proto-Germanic*oli
3Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
4Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Old English fæt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfætvessel, cup; gold plate
2Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
3Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom
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