Where does “appelcider” come from?

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

appelcider (Dutch): cider

Definitions

  1. cider

Ancestry of “appelcider”, step by step

appelcider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch appel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchappelapple; appeal
2Middle Dutchappelapple
3Old Dutchappelapple
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Dutch cider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcidercider
2Middle Dutchsider—
3Old Frenchsidrebeverage made from fermented apples
4LatinsīceraAn intoxicating drink (possibly a form of cider)
5Ancient GreekσίκεραA fermented liquor, a strong drink
6Hebrewשֵׁכָרalcoholic drink; liquor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →