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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |