Where does “Oberarmmuskel” come from?

Oberarmmuskel (German) comes from German Oberarm, from German ober-, from Middle High German ober, from Old High German obar, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

Oberarmmuskel (German): upper arm muscle

Definitions

  1. upper arm muscle

Ancestry of “Oberarmmuskel”, step by step

Oberarmmuskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Oberarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberarmupper arm
2Germanober-over-; upper
3Middle High Germanober—
4Old High Germanobarabove
5Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
6Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German Muskel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMuskelmuscle
2Latinmūsculusa small mouse
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →