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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oleum (“olive oil”).
Noun
*oli n
- olive oil
Inflection
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Singular
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*oli
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| Genitive
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*olljas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*oli
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*ollju
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| Accusative
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*oli
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*ollju
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| Genitive
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*olljas
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*olljō
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| Dative
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*olljē
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*olljum
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| Instrumental
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*ollju
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*olljum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: ole, œle, ele
- Old Frisian: olie, ele
- Old Saxon: *oli
- Middle Low German: ȫlie, ollige, olige, olge, ollich, olij, ȫley, ȫlie, ȫle, ȫl
- → Danish: olie
- German Low German: Öllje, Öölje, Ööl
- Old Dutch: olig
- Old High German: oli, ole, olei