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Where does “āpe” come from?

āpe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Saxon apo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

Ancestry of “āpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonapoape
2Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

Words derived from “āpe”

  • baardaap
  • tekenaap
  • apin
  • snotaap
  • apenkooi
  • apenkooien
  • apenrots
  • apenstreek
  • mensaap
  • aap
  • aapachtig
  • apenbakkes
  • apennoot
  • aap
  • simango-aap
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