abō(n) (*hebō-)

    abō(n) (*hebō-)

    English meaning: ape, *water demon

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Affe”

    Note: (Celt. neologism). The animal introduced by traveling merchants can have been named by the Celts with the name of her aquatic demon (see above ab-).

    Material: Hes. ἀβράνας Κελτοὶ τοὺς κερκοπιθήκους is maybe ἀββάνας (acc. pl.) to read and still before the consonatic mutation in Gmc. stubby; hence, in. api m. “ Monkey, gate “, O.S. apo, O.H.G. affo m., affa, affin f., O.E. apa m. “Monkey”, O.Cz. opice comes aRuss. opica from the Gmc.

    References: WP. I 51 f.

    See also: compare ab- ”water” and Schrader Reallex., Hoops Reallex. s. v. ape.