Where does “apeling” come from?
apeling (English) comes from English ape, from Middle English ape, from Old English apa, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.
apeling (English): A small, young, or immature ape
Definitions
- A small, young, or immature ape
Ancestry of “apeling”, step by step
apeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ape | A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally... |
| 2 | Middle English | ape | An ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;... |
| 3 | Old English | apa | monkey, ape |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | apō | ape, monkey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |