Where does “klätterapa” come from?

klätterapa (Swedish) comes from Swedish klättra, from German klettern, from German kletten, from Proto-Indo-European gleyt-, from Proto-Indo-European gley-, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

klätterapa (Swedish): someone prone to climbing (or grabbing on or the like), especially a child or toddler; a (little) monkey, etc

Definitions

  1. someone prone to climbing (or grabbing on or the like), especially a child or toddler; a (little) monkey, etc

Ancestry of “klätterapa”, step by step

klätterapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klättra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklättrato climb
2Germankletternto climb
3Germankletten
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleyt-to cling to, cleave, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-