English
gallapple
From gall + apple.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
Proto-Germanic *gallǭ ‘gall, bile’
Proto-West Germanic *gallā
Old English ġealla ‘gall bladder’
Middle English galle
English gall
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl
Proto-Germanic *aplaz ‘apple’
Proto-West Germanic *applu ‘apple’
Old English æppel ‘apple’
Middle English appel ‘apple; apple tree’
English apple
Today it means
noun Synonym of gallnut.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gallapple