Where does “fjeldabe” come from?

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

fjeldabe (Danish): Norwegian

Definitions

  1. Norwegian

Ancestry of “fjeldabe”, step by step

fjeldabe 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 fjeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfjeldfjeld
2Old Norsefjallmountain
3Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →