Robert Rothenbuhler schrieb:
> I know Ober is German for above, head, or upper. It also means
garcon or waiter/servant.
The word "Ober" meaning garcon/waiter is an abbreviation of
"Oberkellner" = head waiter, i.e. it refers to a waiter who is "higher
up" in the hierarchy of the restaurant service crew.
Generally, "ober" is a particle meaning "higher up" - as the case may
be: "higher up" in a hierarchy, or "upstream" of a creek/river, or
"higher up" (above sea level) in a landscape with hills/mountains.
I have never researched the name "Obermeier" but I can imagine that it
might refer to a "Meier" (as you have read in other post: a farmer of
special status) residing uphill or upstream of others, or supervising
other "Meiers".
Traugott
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