Where does “ape” come from?

ape (Middle English) comes from Old English apa, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

ape (Middle English): An ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;...

Definitions

  1. An ape or monkey; a simian creature; A deceiver;...

Ancestry of “ape”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ape”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic apō →