Where does “æbletærte” come from?

æbletærte (Danish) comes from Danish æble, from Old Danish æplæ, from Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic apaliją, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

æbletærte (Danish): apple pie

Definitions

  1. apple pie

Ancestry of “æbletærte”, step by step

æbletærte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish æble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishæbleAn apple
2Old Danishæplæ—
3Old Norseepliapple
4Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Danish tærte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtærtepie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic apaliją →Every word from Old Norse epli →