houbit-
See also: houbit
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *haubida- (“main”), derived from the noun *haubid (“head”) (Old High German houbit). Cognate with Old Saxon hōvid-, Old Frisian hāved-, and Old English hēafod-.
Prefix
houbit-
- main; head, chief, principal
- houbit- + burg (“city”) → houbitburg (“capital”)
- houbit- + man (“man”) → houbitman (“captain”)
- houbit- + sunta (“sin”) → houbitsunta (“deadly sin”)
Descendants
- Middle High German: houbet-
- German: haupt-