Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ob

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 *ub.

Preposition

*ob

  1. (with accusative) under (going beneath)
  2. (with dative) under (located beneath)

Descendants

  • Old English: ob-, of-
  • >? Old English: ufe-, ofe-
  • Old Saxon: of
    • >? Middle Low German: uf
  • Old Dutch: of
  • Old High German: ob, oba
    • Middle High German: ob, obe
      • German: ob (“on account of”)
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