Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/oli

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”).

Noun

*oli n

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

*olibaʀi
*olibaum

Descendants

Old English: ole, œle, ele
- Middle English: ele, ely, el
Old Frisian: olie, ele
- Saterland Frisian: Oulje
- West Frisian: oalje
Old Saxon: oli (in compounds)
- Middle Low German: ȫlie, ollige, olige, olge, ollich, olij, ȫley, ȫlie, ȫle, ȫl
  - German Low German: Öllje, Öölje, Ööl
Old Dutch: olig
- Middle Dutch: olei, olej, olie
  - Dutch: olie
    - Afrikaans: olie
Old High German: oli, ole, olei
- Middle High German: ole, öle
  - German: Öl