Where does “Obst” come from?

Obst (German) comes from Middle High German obez, from Old High German obaz, from Proto-Germanic *obaet, from Proto-Germanic at- — edibles, food.

Obst (German): Edible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...

Definitions

  1. Edible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...

Ancestry of “Obst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanobez—
2Old High Germanobazfruit
3Proto-Germanic*obaet—
4Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food

Words derived from “Obst”

Every word from Proto-Germanic at- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *obaet →Every word from Old High German obaz →