Where does “Affenpinscher” come from?

Affenpinscher (German) comes from German affe, 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.

Affenpinscher (German): Affenpinscher

Definitions

  1. Affenpinscher

Ancestry of “Affenpinscher”, step by step

Affenpinscher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German affe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaffemonkey or ape (male or female or of unspecified sex)
2Middle High Germanaffesimian
3Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via German Pinscher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPinscherpinscher

Words derived from “Affenpinscher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic apō →