Where does “i-apile” come from?

i-apile (Xhosa) comes from Afrikaans appèl, from Dutch appel, from Middle Dutch appel, from Old Dutch appel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

i-apile (Xhosa): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “i-apile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansappèlappeal; roll call
2Dutchappelapple; appeal
3Middle Dutchappelapple
4Old Dutchappelapple
5Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
6Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →