Where does “enthaupten” come from?

enthaupten (German) comes from German Haupt, from Middle High German höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

enthaupten (German): to behead, to decapitate

Definitions

  1. to behead, to decapitate

Ancestry of “enthaupten”, step by step

enthaupten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Haupt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
2Middle High Germanhöubethead
3Old High Germanhoubithead
4Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen

Words derived from “enthaupten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput-
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