Where does “ob's” come from?

ob's (German) comes from German ob, 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's (German): whether it, whether't; if it (the latter only in "as if it")

Definitions

  1. whether it, whether't; if it (the latter only in "as if it")

Ancestry of “ob's”, step by step

ob's traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanobif, whether; on account of; over, above, on
2Middle High Germanobe—
3Old High Germanobaabove; Alternative form of ibu
4Proto-West Germanic*jabē—
5Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
6Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

via German Es

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsE-flat; id
2Middle High Germanëzit
3Old High Germaniȥit
4Proto-West Germanicitit
5Proto-Germanicitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *iz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →