Where does “ob” come from?

ob (German) comes from Middle High German obe, from Old High German oba, from Proto-West Germanic *jabē, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

ob (German): if, whether; on account of; over, above, on

Definitions

  1. if, whether; on account of; over, above, on

Ancestry of “ob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanobe—
2Old High Germanobaabove; Alternative form of ibu
3Proto-West Germanic*jabē—
4Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

Words derived from “ob”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →