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
Ancestry of “appelcider”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | appel | apple; appeal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | appel | apple |
| 3 | Old Dutch | appel | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | applu | apple, fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aplaz | apple, fruit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébōl | apple |