Where does “Oberstübchen” come from?

Oberstübchen (German) comes from German Oberstube, 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.

Oberstübchen (German): upper storey, attic a person's head or brain

Definitions

  1. upper storey, attic a person's head or brain

Ancestry of “Oberstübchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberstuberoom in the upper part of a house
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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér