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

  1. A tree of the "Acer" genus, characterised by its...

Ancestry of “maple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmapul—
2Proto-Germanicmapulaz—
3Proto-Germanicmasuraza type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple...
4Proto-Germanicmas-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
6Albanianmosdon't
7Proto-Albanianmē tše—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →