Where does “obe” come from?

obe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German oba, from Proto-West Germanic *jabē, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.

Ancestry of “obe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanobaabove; Alternative form of ibu
2Proto-West Germanic*jabē—
3Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

Words derived from “obe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jabai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jabē →
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