Where does “Hauptfach” come from?

Hauptfach (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.

Hauptfach (German): major principal subject or course

Definitions

  1. major principal subject or course

Ancestry of “Hauptfach”, 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 “Hauptfach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →