Where does “houbit-” come from?

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

houbit- (Old High German): main; head, chief, principal

Definitions

  1. main; head, chief, principal

Ancestry of “houbit-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichaubida-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankauput-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankapōlohead, bowl

Words derived from “houbit-”

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