Where does “oalje” come from?

oalje (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian olie, from Proto-Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oalje (West Frisian): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “oalje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianolie
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

Words derived from “oalje

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom
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