Where does “appelteef” come from?

appelteef (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.

appelteef (Dutch): Insult for an apple saleswoman

Definitions

  1. Insult for an apple saleswoman

Ancestry of “appelteef”, step by step

appelteef 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 teef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchteefA bitch, a female dog: a female dog or other...
2Middle Dutchteve—
3Old Dutchtivabitch, female dog
4Proto-West Germanictibābitch, female dog
5Proto-Germanictibǭbitch
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