Where does “Hauptwache” come from?

Hauptwache (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.

Hauptwache (German): main guardhouse

Definitions

  1. main guardhouse

Ancestry of “Hauptwache”, 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 “Hauptwache”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from German haupt- →