Where does “pijnappel” come from?

pijnappel (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.

pijnappel (Dutch): pinecone; pineapple

Definitions

  1. pinecone; pineapple

Ancestry of “pijnappel”, step by step

pijnappel 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 pijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpijnphysical pain, ache; psychological pain, hurt;...
2Middle Dutchpijn—
3Proto-West Germanic*pīnāpine tree
4Latinpēna—

Words derived from “pijnappel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →