Where does “æppelbearu” come from?

æppelbearu (Old English) comes from Old English bearu, from Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

æppelbearu (Old English): orchard

Definitions

  1. orchard

Ancestry of “æppelbearu”, step by step

æppelbearu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bearu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbearua grove or wood
2Proto-West Germanic*barustretcher, bier
3Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

via Old English æppel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
2Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
3Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
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