Where does “ååpel” come from?

ååpel (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian appel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

ååpel (North Frisian): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “ååpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianappelapple
2Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
3Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →