Where does “affaltarboum” come from?

affaltarboum (Old High German) comes from Old High German affaltar, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

affaltarboum (Old High German): apple tree

Definitions

  1. apple tree

Ancestry of “affaltarboum”, step by step

affaltarboum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German affaltar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanaffaltarapple tree
2Old High Germanapfulapple
3Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
4Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Old High German boum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanboumtree, beam
2Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
3Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →