Where does “äppelskrott” come from?

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

äppelskrott (Swedish): an apple core (left after eating an apple)

Definitions

  1. an apple core (left after eating an apple)

Ancestry of “äppelskrott”, step by step

äppelskrott 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 skrott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrottan apple core or pear core (portion left after eating)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic apaliją →Every word from Old Norse epli →