Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/obar

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uber.

Preposition

*obar

1. over, above

Derived terms

• *obarōn

Descendants

• Old English: ofer
  • Middle English: over
    • Scots: ower
    • English: over
      • Northumbrian: ower
• Old Frisian: over, uver
  • Saterland Frisian: uur
  • West Frisian: oer
• Old Saxon: ovar
  • Middle Low German: över, over, oever, aver
    • Low German: över
• Old Dutch: over, ovir
  • Middle Dutch: ōver
    • Dutch: over
      • Afrikaans: oor
• Old High German: obar, ubar
  • Middle High German: ober, over, uber
    • German: ober-
    • Yiddish: אייבער־ (eyber-)