Where does “spindelapa” come from?

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

spindelapa (Swedish): a spider monkey

Definitions

  1. a spider monkey

Ancestry of “spindelapa”, step by step

spindelapa 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 spindel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspindela spider; a spindle, the rotating part of a...
2Old Swedishspinnil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →