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Where does “apald” come from?

apald (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse apaldr, from Proto-Germanic apaldraz, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Ancestry of “apald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseapaldrapple tree
2Proto-Germanicapaldrazapple tree
3Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “apald”

  • apel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →