Where does “Sippenoberhaupt” come from?

Sippenoberhaupt (German) comes from German Oberhaupt, 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.

Sippenoberhaupt (German): clan chief

Definitions

  1. clan chief

Ancestry of “Sippenoberhaupt”, step by step

Sippenoberhaupt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Oberhaupt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberhauptchief, chieftain, captain, leader, ruler; the...
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-

via German sippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansippeclan, kin, (small, tight-knit) tribe
2Middle High Germansipperelated
3Old High Germansibba
4Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
5Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
6Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér