Where does “Gablonz” come from?

Gablonz (German) comes from Czech Jablonec, from Czech jabloň, from Old Czech jablon, from Proto-Slavic ablonь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Ancestry of “Gablonz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechJablonec—
2Czechjabloňapple tree, apple
3Old Czechjablon—
4Proto-Slavicablonьapple-tree
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Slavic ablonь →Every word from Old Czech jablon →
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