Where does “affo” come from?

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

affo (Old High German): monkey; ape

Definitions

  1. monkey; ape

Ancestry of “affo”, step by step

affo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic apō

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

via Proto-Germanic *apō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*apōape, monkey

Words derived from “affo”

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