Where does “Hauptgattung” come from?

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

Hauptgattung (German): type

Definitions

  1. type

Ancestry of “Hauptgattung”, step by step

Hauptgattung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Haupt

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

via German Gattung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGattunggenus; voice, gender; genre
2Middle High Germangatunge—
3Middle High Germangatento come together, to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →