Where does “obteinen” come from?

obteinen (Middle English) comes from Middle French obtenir, from Old French obtenir, from Latin obtineo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “obteinen”, step by step

obteinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French obtenir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	obtenir	to obtain
2	Old French	obtenir	to obtain
3	Latin	obtineo	I have, occupy, possess, hold; I preserve, keep,...
4	Latin	ob-	towards; against
5	Latin	obolus	obolus (Greek coin)
6	Ancient Greek	ὀβολός	obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7	Ancient Greek	ὀβελός	a spit, rod; a horizontal line
8	Ancient Greek	βέλος	missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9	Proto-Indo-European	gʷélHos	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Anglo-Norman obtenir

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Anglo-Norman	obtenir	to obtain

via Old French optiner

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	optiner	—

Words derived from “obteinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Latin ob- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos →