Where does “äppelkart” come from?

äppelkart (Swedish) comes from Swedish äpple, from Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic apaliją, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

äppelkart (Swedish): An apple that is not ripe

Definitions

  1. An apple that is not ripe

Ancestry of “äppelkart”, step by step

äppelkart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish äpple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäpplean apple; the fruit
2Old Norseepliapple
3Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via Swedish kart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkartunripe fruit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic apaliją →Every word from Old Norse epli →