Where does “æppel” come from?

æppel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

æppel (Old English): fruit; apple; ball, sphere

Definitions

  1. fruit; apple; ball, sphere

Ancestry of “æppel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
2Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “æppel”

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