Where does “Landeshauptmann” come from?

Landeshauptmann (German) comes from German Hauptmann, from German houbetman, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Landeshauptmann (German): Landeshauptmann (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Landeshauptmann)

Definitions

  1. Landeshauptmann (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Landeshauptmann)

Ancestry of “Landeshauptmann”, step by step

Landeshauptmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hauptmann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauptmanncaptain
2Germanhoubetman—
3Middle High Germanmanman
4Old High Germanmanman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via German land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
2Middle High Germanlantland; country
3Old High Germanlantland; country
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Landeshauptmann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old High German man →