Where does “apa” come from?

apa (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

Ancestry of “apa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
2Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

Words derived from “apa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →