Where does “Hauptberuf” come from?

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

Hauptberuf (German): day job, main occupation, full-time job

Definitions

  1. day job, main occupation, full-time job

Ancestry of “Hauptberuf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaupt-head, chief, main, principal
2GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
3Middle High Germanhöubethead
4Old High Germanhoubithead
5Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “Hauptberuf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from German haupt- →