English
Obst
Obst comes from German Obst ‘fruit (food)’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *obaet.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*obaet‘fruit’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050obaz
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350obez
- Germanc. 1650–presentObst‘fruit (food)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*obaet‘fruit’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050obaz
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350obez
- Germanc. 1650–presentObst‘fruit (food)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *obaet
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *obaet / Obst