Where does “ob-” come from?

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

ob- (Polish): prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...

Definitions

  1. prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...

Ancestry of “ob-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
2Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “ob-

Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)-Every word from Old Polish ob-
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