Where does “apa” come from?

apa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic api, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apa (Icelandic): indefinite accusative singular of api; indefinite...

Definitions

  1. indefinite accusative singular of api; indefinite...

Ancestry of “apa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicapiape, monkey, simian; fool
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

Words derived from “apa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →