Where does “Winderappel” come from?

Winderappel (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Appel, from Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

Winderappel (Pennsylvania German): winter apple

Definitions

  1. winter apple

Ancestry of “Winderappel”, step by step

Winderappel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Appel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanAppelapple
2Middle High Germanapfelapple
3Old High Germanapfulapple
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Pennsylvania German Winder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanWinderwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →
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