Where does “Oberhaupt” come from?

Oberhaupt (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Oberhaupt (German): chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler; the...

Definitions

  1. chief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler; the...

Ancestry of “Oberhaupt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Oberhaupt”

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