Where does “aartappel” come from?

aartappel (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch aardappel, from Dutch appel, from Middle Dutch appel, from Old Dutch appel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

aartappel (Afrikaans): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “aartappel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardappelpotato
2Dutchappelapple; appeal
3Middle Dutchappelapple
4Old Dutchappelapple
5Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
6Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “aartappel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →
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