Where does “гауптва́хта” come from?

гауптва́хта (Russian) comes from German Hauptwache, 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.

гауптва́хта (Russian): a stockade prison

Definitions

  1. a stockade prison

Ancestry of “гауптва́хта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauptwachemain guardhouse
2Germanhaupt-head, chief, main, principal
3GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
4Middle High Germanhöubethead
5Old High Germanhoubithead
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “гауптва́хта”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from German haupt- →