Where does “oberdeutsch” come from?
oberdeutsch (German) comes from German Ober, 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.
oberdeutsch (German): Upper German
Definitions
- Upper German
Ancestry of “oberdeutsch”, step by step
oberdeutsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ober
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ober | waiter; over knave, queen |
| 2 | German | Oberkellner | head waiter |
| 3 | German | Kellner | waiter |
| 4 | Middle High German | kelnære | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kelnere | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | cellenarius | cellar administrator; cellarman |
| 7 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 8 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 9 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via German Deutsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 2 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |