Where does “Obsorge” come from?

Obsorge (German) comes from German ob-, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Obsorge (German): custody

Definitions

  1. custody

Ancestry of “Obsorge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanob-over-, super-; ob-
2Latinob-towards; against
3Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
4Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
5Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
6Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-
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