Where does “abet” come from?

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

abet (Danish): past participle of abe

Definitions

  1. past participle of abe

Ancestry of “abet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishabemonkey; ape; mimic, ape
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →