The story
- Old English · inherited fromæppeltrēow
- Middle English · inherited fromappeltre
- English todayapple tree
From Middle English appeltre, appiltre, appultre, from Old English æppeltrēow, corresponding to apple + tree. Cognate with Danish æbletræ, Swedish äppelträd, Norwegian epletre, Icelandic eplatré.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.