Where does “Hauptredner” come from?

Hauptredner (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.

Hauptredner (German): main speaker, keynote speaker

Definitions

  1. main speaker, keynote speaker

Ancestry of “Hauptredner”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from German haupt- →
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