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Where does “obar” come from?

obar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

obar (Old High German): above

Definitions

  1. above

Ancestry of “obar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
2Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “obar”

  • oberer
  • obaro
  • ober-
  • uewer-
  • Uewerkuer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →