Where does “aap” come from?

aap (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian apa, from Proto-West Germanic apō, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

aap (West Frisian): A monkey, ape

Definitions

  1. A monkey, ape

Ancestry of “aap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianapa—
2Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic apō →