Where does “appel” come from?

appel (German) comes from Middle Low German appel, from Old Saxon appel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Ancestry of “appel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanappel—
2Old Saxonappelapple
3Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
4Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →