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Where does “ober” come from?

ober (German) comes from German Oberkellner, from German Kellner, from Middle High German kelnære, from Old High German kelnere, from Medieval Latin cellenarius, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um.

ober (German): waiter; over knave, queen

Definitions

  1. waiter; over knave, queen

Ancestry of “ober”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOberkellnerhead waiter
2GermanKellnerwaiter
3Middle High Germankelnære—
4Old High Germankelnere—
5Medieval Latincellenariuscellar administrator; cellarman
6Latincellārium—
7Latin-ārium—
8Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
9Proto-Italic*-om—
10Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “ober”

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