Where does “härmapa” come from?

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

härmapa (Swedish): someone who imitates (someone), a copycat

Definitions

  1. someone who imitates (someone), a copycat

Ancestry of “härmapa”, step by step

härmapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish apa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishapaA primate; ape, monkey; A dumb or annoying...
2Old Swedishapa
3Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
4Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Swedish härma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhärmato copy, to imitate; to take after, to act in the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō-Every word from Proto-Germanic apôEvery word from Old Norse api