Where does “Apple” come from?

Apple (English) comes from Middle English appel, from Old English æppel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Apple (English): A computer produced by the company Apple Inc

Definitions

  1. A computer produced by the company Apple Inc

Ancestry of “Apple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishappelfruit, nut; apple; ball; spheroid
2Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
3Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
4Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “Apple”

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