Where does “Schmalnasenaffe” come from?

Schmalnasenaffe (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.

Schmalnasenaffe (German): Old World monkey

Definitions

  1. Old World monkey

Ancestry of “Schmalnasenaffe”, step by step

Schmalnasenaffe traces back through 3 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 schmal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmalnarrow; small, slender
2Middle High Germansmal—
3Old High Germansmalsmall
4Proto-West Germanicsmalsmall
5Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

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- →