Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/oli

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin oleum (olive oil).

Noun

*oli n

  1. olive oil

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *oli
Genitive *olljas
Singular Plural
Nominative *oli *ollju
Accusative *oli *ollju
Genitive *olljas *olljō
Dative *olljē *olljum
Instrumental *ollju *olljum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: ole, œle, ele
  • Old Frisian: olie, ele
  • Old Saxon: *oli
  • Old Dutch: olig
  • Old High German: oli, ole, olei