Where does “Behauptung” come from?
Behauptung (German) comes from German behaupten, from German Haupt, from Middle High German höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.
Behauptung (German): claim, assertion
Ancestry of “Behauptung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | behaupten | to claim, maintain, assert; to stand one's ground |
| 2 | German | Haupt | head; head; leader; chief; chief |
| 3 | Middle High German | höubet | — |
| 4 | Old High German | houbit | head |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haubudą | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput- | head |