Where does “Appleby” come from?

Appleby is an English place name derived from Old English æppel (apple) and byg (settlement), with æppel tracing to Proto-West Germanic applu, Proto-Germanic aplaz, and Proto-Indo-European h₂ébl̥.

Appleby (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Appleby”, step by step

Appleby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æppel

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

via Old Norse býr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsebýrAlternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,...
2Proto-Germanicbūwizdwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →