Where does “Erdåpfe” come from?

Erdåpfe (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian Åpfe, from Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Erdåpfe (Bavarian): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “Erdåpfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianÅpfeapple, Malus domestica
2Middle High Germanapfelapple
3Old High Germanapfulapple
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →