Where does “æppelleaf” come from?

æppelleaf (Old English) comes from Old English lēaf, from Proto-Germanic laubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

æppelleaf (Old English): the violet

Definitions

  1. the violet

Ancestry of “æppelleaf”, step by step

æppelleaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lēaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēafpermission, privilege; permission, leave; leaf,...
2Proto-Germaniclaubōpermission
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old English æppel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
2Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
3Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubō →