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Where does “Lisztäffchen” come from?

Lisztäffchen (German) comes from German Äffchen, 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.

Lisztäffchen (German): cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus

Definitions

  1. cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus

Ancestry of “Lisztäffchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÄffchenDiminutive of Affe
2Germanaffe—
3Middle High Germanaffe—
4Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
5Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
6Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
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