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Germanic or Romance etymology #3: Fruits

For each fruit, guess if its etymology is Germanic, Romance or neither.
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1. Apple
Proto-Germanic: ap(a)laz>Old English: æppel
Romance
Germanic
Neither
2. Mandarin
Sanskrit: mantri>Hindi: mantri>Malay: mantri>old Dutch: mandorijn
Romance
Germanic
Neither
3. Pear
Latin: pira>Vulgar Latin: pera>Old English: pere, peru
Romance
Germanic
Neither
4. Olive
Latin: oliva>Old French: olive
Romance
Germanic
Neither
5. Orange
Sanskrit: naranga-s>Persian: narang>Arabic: naranj>Italian: arancia>Medieval Latin: pomum de orenge>Old French: orange, orenge
Romance
Germanic
Neither
6. Banana
Wolof?: banana>Spanish:Banana
Romance
Germanic
Neither
7. Grape
Proto-Germanic: krappon>Old French: grape
Romance
Germanic
Neither
8. Apricot
Latin: (malum) praecoquum>Byzantine Greek: berikokkia>Arabic al-birquq>Catalan abercoc>Old English: abrecock
Romance
Germanic
Neither
9. Nectarine
Old English:Nectrine
Romance
Germanic
Neither
10. Lemon
Persian: limun>Arabic: laimun>Old French: limon>Old English: lymon
Romance
Germanic
Neither
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1 Comments
AR08
+1
Level 65
Dec 5, 2024
doesn't apple come from a parent language to burushaski, or at least can be reconstructed back to PIE? I don't think that question is accurate
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