Where does “Hauptsache” come from?

Hauptsache (German) comes from Middle High German houbetsache.

Hauptsache (German): main thing, most important thing; main issue

Definitions

  1. main thing, most important thing; main issue

Ancestry of “Hauptsache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhoubetsache—

Words derived from “Hauptsache”

Every word from Middle High German houbetsache →