Where does “Apfelsaft” come from?

Apfelsaft (German) comes from German apfel, from Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Apfelsaft (German): apple juice

Definitions

  1. apple juice

Ancestry of “Apfelsaft”, step by step

Apfelsaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German apfel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanapfelapple fruit
2Middle High Germanapfelapple
3Old High Germanapfulapple
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via German Saft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSaftjuice; sap; fluid
2Middle High GermanSaft—
3Old High Germansaf—
4Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →