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Where does “olivträd” come from?

olivträd (Swedish) comes from Swedish träd, from Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European treh₁-tu-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

olivträd (Swedish): an olive; a tree of the species "Olea europaea"

Definitions

  1. an olive; a tree of the species "Olea europaea"

Ancestry of “olivträd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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