Where does “apfel” come from?

apfel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

apfel (Middle High German): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “apfel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanapfulapple
2Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
3Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “apfel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →