Where does “Obergespann” come from?

Obergespann (German) comes from Hungarian főispán, from Hungarian ispán, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

Ancestry of “Obergespann”, step by step

Obergespann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian főispán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőispáncount
2Hungarianispáncount
3Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
4Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover

via German Gespann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGespannteam; a group of close partners, especially a...
2Middle High Germangespancompanion, comrade; clasp; frame, welt;...
3Old High Germanspannan—
4Proto-Germanicspannanąto stretch, span
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →