Where does “Ääpelschlot” come from?

Ääpelschlot (Central Franconian) comes from Central Franconian Ääpel, from Central Franconian Äädäppel, from Central Franconian Appel, 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.

Ääpelschlot (Central Franconian): potato salad

Definitions

  1. potato salad

Ancestry of “Ääpelschlot”, step by step

Ääpelschlot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Franconian Ääpel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianÄäpelpotato
2Central FranconianÄädäppel—
3Central FranconianAppelapple
4Middle High Germanapfelapple
5Old High Germanapfulapple
6Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
7Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Central Franconian Schlot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianSchlotsalad; lettuce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →