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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsinaasappelorange
2Dutchappelapple; appeal
3Middle Dutchappelapple
4Old Dutchappel—
5Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
6Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →