Where does “haupt-” come from?

haupt- (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.

haupt- (German): head, chief, main, principal

Definitions

  1. head, chief, main, principal

Ancestry of “haupt-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “haupt-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Old High German houbit →