Where does “Oberbayer” come from?

Oberbayer (German) comes from German Oberbayern, 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.

Oberbayer (German): inhabitant of the Upper Bavaria

Definitions

  1. inhabitant of the Upper Bavaria

Ancestry of “Oberbayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberbayern—
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-—

Words derived from “Oberbayer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →
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