Where does “appelspijs” come from?

appelspijs (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.

appelspijs (Dutch): apple sauce

Definitions

  1. apple sauce

Ancestry of “appelspijs”, step by step

appelspijs 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 spijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspijsfoodstuff in general; almond paste; almond paste...
2Middle Dutchspise—
3Old Dutchspīsa—
4Latinspesa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →