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

Definitions

  1. claim, assertion

Ancestry of “Behauptung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbehauptento claim, maintain, assert; to stand one's ground
2GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
3Middle High Germanhöubethead
4Old High Germanhoubithead
5Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “Behauptung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Old High German houbit →