Where does “Hauptveranstaltung” come from?

Hauptveranstaltung (German) comes from German Veranstaltung, from German veranstalten, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Hauptveranstaltung (German): main event

Definitions

  1. main event

Ancestry of “Hauptveranstaltung”, step by step

Hauptveranstaltung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Veranstaltung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVeranstaltungA public event or community gathering with a...
2Germanveranstaltento organize, to arrange, to stage
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Haupt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
2Middle High Germanhöubethead
3Old High Germanhoubithead
4Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →