obszar (Polish)

Where does "obszar" come from?

The Polish noun 'obszar', meaning area or domain, is inherited from Old Polish[1]. The Old Polish term was borrowed from Middle High German 'oberschar'[2]. This historical borrowing is first attested in the year 1253[2].

Full etymology tree

• obszar (Polish), 'area (particular geographic region; limited area, particularly a large one)'
  • inherited obszar (Old Polish), 'extra land of a farm that lies outside a premeasured field'
    • borrowed oberschar (Middle High German)

Ancestors

• obszar (Old Polish)

Descendants and derived words

• obszarniczka (Polish)
• obszarnik (Polish)

Sources

1. obszar (Polish) - Wiktionary
2. obszar (Old Polish) - Wiktionary

Updated September 2026

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