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Where does “appel” come from?

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

appel (Middle English): fruit, nut; apple; ball; spheroid

Definitions

  1. fruit, nut; apple; ball; spheroid

Ancestry of “appel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
2Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
3Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “appel”

  • apple
  • peal
  • applesauce
  • Appleyard
  • crabapple
  • applecart
  • applejack
  • applewood
  • applewoman
  • appley
  • thunderpeal
  • pealeth
  • applehood
  • applejohn
  • appleless
  • appleyness
  • hedgeapple
  • apple-berry
  • apple mango
  • apple fly
  • pealest
  • appleade
  • applelicious
  • nonapple
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