Where does “hosemonkey” come from?

hosemonkey (English) comes from English hose, from Middle English hose, from Old English hose, from Proto-West Germanic hosā, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “hosemonkey”, step by step

hosemonkey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoseA flexible tube conveying water or other fluid; A...
2Middle EnglishhoseStockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;...
3Old Englishhosepant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose
4Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
5Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via English monkey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonkeyAny member of the clade Simiiformes not also of...
2GermanMoneke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-