Where does “Oberbayerin” come from?

Oberbayerin (German) comes from German Oberbayer, 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.

Oberbayerin (German): A female person from the Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern) or of Oberbayern descent

Definitions

  1. A female person from the Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern) or of Oberbayern descent

Ancestry of “Oberbayerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberbayerinhabitant of the Upper Bavaria
2GermanOberbayern—
3Germanober-over-; upper
4Middle High Germanober—
5Old High Germanobarabove
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →