Where does “Haaptfach” come from?

Haaptfach (Luxembourgish) comes from German Hauptfach, 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.

Haaptfach (Luxembourgish): main subject

Definitions

  1. main subject

Ancestry of “Haaptfach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauptfachmajor principal subject or course
2Germanhaupt-head, chief, main, principal
3GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
4Middle High Germanhöubethead
5Old High Germanhoubithead
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from German haupt- →