Where does “Klammeraffe” come from?

Klammeraffe (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.

Klammeraffe (German): spider monkey; stapler; at sign

Definitions

  1. spider monkey; stapler; at sign

Ancestry of “Klammeraffe”, step by step

Klammeraffe 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 klammern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklammernto cling
2Middle High Germanklammern—
3Old High Germanklammarōn—
4Proto-Germanicklammarōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglem-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic apō →