Where does “Zankapfel” come from?

Zankapfel (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.

Zankapfel (German): bone of contention; apple of discord

Definitions

  1. bone of contention; apple of discord

Ancestry of “Zankapfel”, step by step

Zankapfel 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 Zank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZankrow, argument, quarrel
2GermanzankenTo dispute; To scold
3Middle High Germanzanken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →
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