Where does “Aff” come from?

Aff (East Central German) comes from Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

Aff (East Central German): monkey, ape

Definitions

  1. monkey, ape

Ancestry of “Aff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanaffesimian
2Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
3Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
4Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic apō →