Where does “maple” come from?
Maple comes from Old English mapul, from Proto-Germanic mapulaz, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébl̥, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mos-.
maple (English): A tree of the "Acer" genus, characterised by its...
Definitions
- A tree of the "Acer" genus, characterised by its...
Ancestry of “maple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mapul | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mapulaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | masuraz | a type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mas- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mos- | a skin sore; skin sore |
| 6 | Albanian | mos | don't |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | mē tše | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |
Words derived from “maple”