Where does “appel” come from?

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

appel (Dutch): apple; appeal

Definitions

  1. apple; appeal

Ancestry of “appel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchappelapple
2Old Dutchappelapple
3Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
4Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “appel”

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