Where does “Bisamapfel” come from?

Bisamapfel (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.

Bisamapfel (German): pomander

Definitions

  1. pomander

Ancestry of “Bisamapfel”, step by step

Bisamapfel 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 bisam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbisammusk
2Middle High Germanbisem—
3Old High Germanbisam—
4Medieval Latinbisamum—
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →