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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

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

Words derived from “abeløjer”

  • ablegøyer
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