Where does “appelflap” come from?

appelflap (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.

appelflap (Dutch): apple turnover

Definitions

  1. apple turnover

Ancestry of “appelflap”, step by step

appelflap 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 flap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchflapflap; banknote
2Middle Dutchflabbea blow; slap on the face; fly-flap; flap; a slap...
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