Where does “ablegøyer” come from?

ablegøyer (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish abeløjer, from Danish abe, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

ablegøyer (Norwegian Nynorsk): feminine indefinite plural of ablegøye

Definitions

  1. feminine indefinite plural of ablegøye

Ancestry of “ablegøyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishabeløjerhijinks, antics
2Danishabemonkey; ape; mimic, ape
3Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
4Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →
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