affo

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *apō, whence also Old English apa, Old Norse api.

Noun

affo m

1. monkey
2. ape

Descendants

• Middle High German: affe
  • Alemannic German: Aff
  • Central Franconian: Aff, Aap (Ripuarian)
    • Hunsrik: Aff
    • Luxembourgish: Af
  • East Central German: Aff
  • German: Affe
  • Rhine Franconian: Aff
    • Pennsylvania German: Aff
  • Yiddish: אַפֿע (afe)

References

• "affo" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)