Where does “abeløjer” come from?

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

abeløjer (Danish): hijinks, antics

Definitions

  1. hijinks, antics

Ancestry of “abeløjer”, step by step

abeløjer 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 løjer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishløjerantics, hijinks

Words derived from “abeløjer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →