Where does “Koben” come from?
Koben (German) comes from Middle High German kobe, from Old High German kubisi, from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic kubô — shed, hut; originally "wattle shed".
Koben (German): a stable, shed, nook, especially for pigs, a...
Definitions
- a stable, shed, nook, especially for pigs, a...
Ancestry of “Koben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | kobe | shed, sty; sty, shed |
| 2 | Old High German | kubisi | hut, tent |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kobō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kubô | shed, hut; originally "wattle shed" |