Where does “apel” come from?

apel (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch appel, from Middle Dutch appel, from Old Dutch appel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

apel (Papiamentu): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “apel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchappelapple; appeal
2Middle Dutchappelapple
3Old Dutchappelapple
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →