Where does “Haupteigner” come from?

Haupteigner (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.

Haupteigner (German): principal owner, majority owner, main shareholder the person or entity holding the largest or a controlling stake in a company

Definitions

  1. principal owner, majority owner, main shareholder the person or entity holding the largest or a controlling stake in a company

Ancestry of “Haupteigner”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →