Where does “Åff” come from?

Åff (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

Åff (Bavarian): ape, monkey

Definitions

  1. ape, monkey

Ancestry of “Åff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanaffesimian
2Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
3Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
4Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →