Where does “Aff” come from?

Aff (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Aff, 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.

Aff (Hunsrik): monkey, ape

Definitions

  1. monkey, ape

Ancestry of “Aff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianAffape; monkey
2Middle High Germanaffesimian
3Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

Words derived from “Aff”

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