Where does “Hauptpunkt” come from?

Hauptpunkt (Plautdietsch) comes from German Hauptpunkt, 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.

Hauptpunkt (Plautdietsch): summary, gist

Definitions

  1. summary, gist

Ancestry of “Hauptpunkt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauptpunktmain point, key point, main issue
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- →