Where does “Haupt” come from?

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

Haupt (German): head; head; leader; chief; chief

Definitions

  1. head; head; leader; chief; chief

Ancestry of “Haupt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhöubethead
2Old High Germanhoubithead
3Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “Haupt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →