Where does “apenstreek” come from?

apenstreek (Dutch) comes from Dutch streek, from Middle Dutch strēke, from Old Dutch striki, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

apenstreek (Dutch): monkey business, prank

Definitions

  1. monkey business, prank

Ancestry of “apenstreek”, step by step

apenstreek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch streek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstreekregion; prank, trick, antic
2Middle Dutchstrēkestroking
3Old Dutchstriki—
4Proto-West Germanic*strikiline
5Proto-Germanicstrikizline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strikiz →