Where does “עפּלבוים” come from?

עפּלבוים (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בוים, from Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

עפּלבוים (Yiddish): apple tree

Definitions

  1. apple tree

Ancestry of “עפּלבוים”, step by step

עפּלבוים traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בוים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבויםtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Yiddish עפּל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעפּלapple
2Middle High Germanapfelapple
3Old High Germanapfulapple
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →