Where does “הויפּט” come from?

הויפּט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German höubet, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

הויפּט (Yiddish): head; main; thoroughly; through and through

Definitions

  1. head; main; thoroughly; through and through

Ancestry of “הויפּט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhöubethead
2Old High Germanhoubithead
3Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “הויפּט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haubudą →Every word from Old High German houbit →