Where does “appelsin” come from?

appelsin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch sinaasappel, from Dutch appel, from Middle Dutch appel, from Old Dutch appel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

appelsin (Norwegian Bokmål): orange, the fruit from the tree "Citrus sinensis"

Definitions

  1. orange, the fruit from the tree "Citrus sinensis"

Ancestry of “appelsin”, step by step

appelsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sinaasappel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsinaasappelorange
2Dutchappelapple; appeal
3Middle Dutchappelapple
4Old Dutchappelapple
5Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
6Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Low German appelsine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanappelsine—

Words derived from “appelsin”

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