Where does “mensaap” come from?
mensaap (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.
mensaap (Dutch): ape, any member of the superfamily Hominoidea
Definitions
- ape, any member of the superfamily Hominoidea
Ancestry of “mensaap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | aap | A monkey, ape, simian; any member of the... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | āpe | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | apo | ape |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | apō | ape, monkey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |