Where does “äpyli” come from?

äpyli (Finnish) 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.

äpyli (Finnish): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “äpyli”, step by step

äpyli 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 Swedish äpple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäpplean apple; the fruit
2Old Norseepliapple
3Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →