Where does “ob-” come from?

ob- (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

ob- (Old Polish): prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around

Definitions

  1. prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around

Ancestry of “ob-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “ob-

Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)-