Where does “beobachten” come from?
beobachten (German) comes from German Obacht, 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 — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
beobachten (German): to watch, to observe
Definitions
- to watch, to observe
Ancestry of “beobachten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Obacht | care, attention, heed |
| 2 | German | ob- | over-, super-; ob- |
| 3 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 4 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |