Where does “papple” come from?

papple (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.

papple (English): Either of two closely related fruits, both pears with apple-like traits

Definitions

  1. Either of two closely related fruits, both pears with apple-like traits

Ancestry of “papple”, step by step

papple 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 pear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpearAn edible fruit produced by the pear tree,...
2Middle EnglishpereA pear; A thing of little import or worth; A...
3Old Englishperepear
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →