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Where does “obaro” come from?

obaro (Old High German) comes 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-.

obaro (Old High German): upper

Definitions

  1. upper

Ancestry of “obaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanobarabove
2Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “obaro”

  • oberer
  • ober-
  • uewer-
  • Uewerkuer
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