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

  1. ape, any member of the superfamily Hominoidea

Ancestry of “mensaap”, step by step

mensaap 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 mens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmenshuman, any member of the species "Homo sapiens";...
2Middle Dutchmensche—
3Old Dutchmennisko—
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic apō →