Where does “adamsäpple” come from?

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

adamsäpple (Swedish): Adam's apple

Definitions

  1. Adam's apple

Ancestry of “adamsäpple”, step by step

adamsäpple 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 Adam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishAdamThe letter "A" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
2Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
3Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic apaliją →Every word from Old Norse epli →