Where does “oberhalb” come from?
oberhalb (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-.
oberhalb (German): above
Ancestry of “oberhalb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ober- | over-; upper |
| 2 | Middle High German | ober | — |
| 3 | Old High German | obar | above |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |