Where does “applecart” come from?

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

applecart (English): A barrow from which apples and other fruit were...

Definitions

  1. A barrow from which apples and other fruit were...

Ancestry of “applecart”, step by step

applecart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Apple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAppleA computer produced by the company Apple Inc
2Middle Englishappelfruit, nut; apple; ball; spheroid
3Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via English cart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcartA small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed...
2Middle Englishcart—
3Old Norsekartrwagon; wagon; cart
4Old Englishlæcca boggy stream
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →