Affen
/ˈafən/noun
A German word meaning "apes" or "monkeys."
Did you know?German Affe is historically linked to a very old Germanic word for an ape or monkey, and its exact deeper origin is obscure, which makes it a linguistic fossil rather than a neatly traceable borrowing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*apan-
“ape, monkey”
Old High German
OHG
affo
“ape, monkey”
Middle High German
MHG
affe
“ape, monkey”
Modern German
German
Affe
“ape, monkey”
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