Where does “obez” come from?

obez (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ubatją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰi- — to hit, strike; on, toward, from, by.

Ancestry of “obez”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	ubatją	supplement, nuts, fruit
2	Proto-Indo-European	bʰi-	to hit, strike; on, toward, from, by

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