Where does “hauptberuflich” come from?

hauptberuflich (German) comes from German Hauptberuf, 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.

hauptberuflich (German): fulltime

Definitions

  1. fulltime

Ancestry of “hauptberuflich”, step by step

hauptberuflich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hauptberuf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauptberufday job, main occupation, full-time job
2Germanhaupt-head, chief, main, principal
3GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
4Middle High Germanhöubethead
5Old High Germanhoubithead
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

via German beruflich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberuflichprofessional; professionally
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from German haupt- →