Where does “abebestand” come from?

abebestand (Danish) comes from Danish abe, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

abebestand (Danish): ape population, monkey population

Definitions

  1. ape population, monkey population

Ancestry of “abebestand”, step by step

abebestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish abe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishabemonkey; ape; mimic, ape
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →
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