Where does “appealee” come from?

appealee (English) comes from English appeal, from Middle English apel//appel.

Ancestry of “appealee”, step by step

appealee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English appeal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappealTo call upon another to decide a question...
2Middle Englishapel//appel

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese
Every word from Middle English apel//appelEvery word from English appeal
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