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

  1. a stable, shed, nook, especially for pigs, a...

Ancestry of “Koben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankobeshed, sty; sty, shed
2Old High Germankubisihut, tent
3Proto-West Germanic*kobō—
4Proto-Germanickubôshed, hut; originally "wattle shed"
Every word from Proto-Germanic kubô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kobō →Every word from Old High German kubisi →