Where does “oben” come from?
oben (German) comes from Old High German obana, from Proto-Germanic *obanā, from Proto-Germanic ubanē, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
oben (German): above; north; upstairs
Ancestry of “oben”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | obana | above |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *obanā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubanē | from above |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “oben”