Where does “äppelmos” come from?

äppelmos (Swedish) comes from Swedish mös, from Old Frisian mūth, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

äppelmos (Swedish): apple sauce

Definitions

  1. apple sauce

Ancestry of “äppelmos”, step by step

äppelmos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmösmash, puree (mass of something mashed)
2Old Frisianmūthmouth
3Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
4Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Swedish äpple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäpplean apple; the fruit
2Old Norseepliapple
3Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic munþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *munþ →