Where does “apamaður” come from?
apamaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic api, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.
apamaður (Icelandic): Pithecanthropus, Homo erectus
Definitions
- Pithecanthropus, Homo erectus
Ancestry of “apamaður”, step by step
apamaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic api
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | api | ape, monkey, simian; fool |
| 2 | Old Norse | api | ape, monkey; fool |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | apô | ape, monkey |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | abō- | ape |
via Icelandic maður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | maður | human being, person, humanity, mankind; man,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | maðr | human, man, person; degree |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |