Where does “blouaap” come from?
blouaap (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans aap, from Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Saxon apo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.
blouaap (Afrikaans): green monkey, vervet a monkey in the genus
Definitions
- green monkey, vervet a monkey in the genus
Ancestry of “blouaap”, step by step
blouaap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans aap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | aap | A monkey, ape |
| 2 | Dutch | aap | A monkey, ape, simian; any member of the... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | āpe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | apo | ape |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | apō | ape, monkey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |
via Afrikaans blou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | blou | blue |
| 2 | Dutch | blauw | blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | blau | blue; the colour blue |
| 4 | Old Dutch | blāo | blue |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |