Etymology

appley

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Today it means: Resembling apples, apple-like. Full definition →

English apple ← Middle English appel ← Old English æppel
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appley · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ébōl
  2. Proto-Germanic*aplaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*applu
  4. Old Englishæppel
  5. Middle Englishappel
  6. Englishapple
  7. English todayappley

From apple + -y.

Appley · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromæppel
  2. English todayAppley

From Old English æppel and leah, meaning "apple-tree clearing". Equivalent to apple + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishæppel all →

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