Where does “øyeeple” come from?

øyeeple (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eple, from Danish æble, from Old Danish æplæ, from Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic apaliją, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

øyeeple (Norwegian Bokmål): an eyeball

Definitions

  1. an eyeball

Ancestry of “øyeeple”, step by step

øyeeple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål eple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleplean apple
2DanishæbleAn apple
3Old Danishæplæ—
4Old Norseepliapple
5Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Norwegian Bokmål øye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåløyean eye; eye
2Danishøjeeye
3Old Danishøghæ—
4Old Norseaugaeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic apaliją →Every word from Old Norse epli →