Where does “twistappel” come from?

twistappel (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.

twistappel (Dutch): apple of discord

Definitions

  1. apple of discord

Ancestry of “twistappel”, step by step

twistappel 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 twist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtwiststrife, discord; dispute; twist: dance, turn
2EnglishTwistA twisting force
3Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
4Old Englishtwist—
5Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →