Where does “uber” come from?

Über derives from German über-, Middle High German über-, Old High German uber-, Proto-Germanic ubiri, and Proto-Indo-European upéri, upér, and upo, with roots meaning "over" or "above."

uber (English): Super; high-level; high-ranking; Very; super

Definitions

  1. Super; high-level; high-ranking; Very; super

Ancestry of “uber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüber-über-, over-, super-, supra-, preter-, meta-
2Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
Every word from German über →Every word from German über- →