Where does “Nasenaffe” come from?

Nasenaffe (German) comes from German nase, from Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Nasenaffe (German): proboscis monkey

Definitions

  1. proboscis monkey

Ancestry of “Nasenaffe”, step by step

Nasenaffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasenose
2Middle High Germannasenose
3Old High Germannasanose
4Proto-West Germanic*nasunose
5Proto-Germanicnasōnose
6Proto-Indo-Europeannasō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →