Where does “houbet-” come from?

houbet- (Middle High German) comes from Old High German houbit-, from Proto-Germanic haubida-, from Proto-Indo-European kauput-, from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo — head, bowl.

Ancestry of “houbet-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhoubit-main; head, chief, principal
2Proto-Germanichaubida-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankauput-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankapōlohead, bowl

Words derived from “houbet-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapōlo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kauput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubida- →