Where does “madæble” come from?

madæble (Danish) comes from Danish mad, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

madæble (Danish): a cooking apple; an apple mainly used as an ingredient rather than eaten raw

Definitions

  1. a cooking apple; an apple mainly used as an ingredient rather than eaten raw

Ancestry of “madæble”, step by step

madæble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish mad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmadfood; a slice of bread with something on top;...
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Danish æble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishæbleAn apple
2Old Danishæplæ—
3Old Norseepliapple
4Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →