Where does “apenpak” come from?

apenpak (Dutch) comes from Dutch aap, from Middle Dutch āpe, from Old Saxon apo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apenpak (Dutch): a silly uniform or custome

Definitions

  1. a silly uniform or custome

Ancestry of “apenpak”, step by step

apenpak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchaapA monkey, ape, simian; any member of the...
2Middle Dutchāpe—
3Old Saxonapoape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Dutch pak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpakpackage; suit
2Middle Dutchpac—
3Old Dutchpakko—
4Frankishpakkō—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →