Where does “apa eftir” come from?

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

apa eftir (Icelandic): to imitate, to ape

Definitions

  1. to imitate, to ape

Ancestry of “apa eftir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicapaindefinite accusative singular of api; indefinite...
2Icelandicapiape, monkey, simian; fool
3Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
4Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →
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