Where does “oberaffengeil” come from?

oberaffengeil (German) comes from German ober-, from Middle High German ober, from Old High German obar, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oberaffengeil (German): really cool, awesome

Definitions

  1. really cool, awesome

Ancestry of “oberaffengeil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanober-over-; upper
2Middle High Germanober—
3Old High Germanobarabove
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →