Where does “apel” come from?
apel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish apald, from Old Norse apaldr, from Proto-Germanic apaldraz, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.
apel (Swedish): Malus tree
Ancestry of “apel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | apald | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | apaldr | apple tree |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | apaldraz | apple tree |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aplaz | apple, fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébōl | apple |