Where does “hawptman” come from?
hawptman (Lower Sorbian) 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,...
hawptman (Lower Sorbian): captain
Ancestry of “hawptman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Hauptmann | captain |
| 2 | German | houbetman | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | man | man |
| 4 | Old High German | man | man |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |