Where does “eplamauk” come from?

eplamauk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic epli, from Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic apaliją, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

eplamauk (Icelandic): apple sauce

Definitions

  1. apple sauce

Ancestry of “eplamauk”, step by step

eplamauk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic epli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicepliapple; indefinite dative singular of epill
2Old Norseepliapple
3Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Icelandic mauk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaukmush, mash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic apaliją →Every word from Old Norse epli →