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