Where does “Enthauptung” come from?

Enthauptung (German) comes from German enthaupten, from German Haupt, from Middle High German höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

Enthauptung (German): beheading, decapitation

Definitions

  1. beheading, decapitation

Ancestry of “Enthauptung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanenthauptento behead, to decapitate
2GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
3Middle High Germanhöubethead
4Old High Germanhoubithead
5Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Old High German houbit →
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