Where does “ficæppel” come from?

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

ficæppel (Old English): fig

Definitions

  1. fig

Ancestry of “ficæppel”, step by step

ficæppel 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 fīc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfīcfig, fig-tree, fig-disease, venereal ulcer,...
2Proto-Germanicfīkaz—
3Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
4Phoenician??Ripe fig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →