Where does “affe” come from?

affe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German affo, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

affe (Middle High German): simian

Definitions

  1. simian

Ancestry of “affe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “affe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →