Where does “jørðepli” come from?

jørðepli (Faroese) comes from Faroese epli, from Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic apaliją, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

jørðepli (Faroese): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “jørðepli”, step by step

jørðepli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese epli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseeplipotato; apple
2Old Norseepliapple
3Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Faroese jørð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesejørðearth
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic apaliją →Every word from Old Norse epli →