Where does “æppelfealu” come from?

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

æppelfealu (Old English): reddish-yellow in color

Definitions

  1. reddish-yellow in color

Ancestry of “æppelfealu”, step by step

æppelfealu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æppel

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

via Old English fealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfealuyellow, dusky, grey
2Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →