Where does “oba” come from?

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

oba (Old High German): above; Alternative form of ibu

Definitions

  1. above; Alternative form of ibu

Ancestry of “oba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*jabē—
2Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
3Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time

Words derived from “oba”

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