Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haubidamann

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

*haubida- +‎ *mann

Noun

*haubidamann m

leader; captain, head

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*haubidamann
Genitive	*haubidamanni
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*haubidamann	*haubidamanni
Accusative	*haubidamannu	*haubidamanni
Genitive	*haubidamanni	*haubidamannō
Dative	*haubidamanni	*haubidamannum
Instrumental	*haubidamanni	*haubidamannum

Descendants

Old English: hēafodmann, hēafodman
- Middle English: heed man
  - English: head man
Old Frisian: hāvedmon
Old Saxon: hōvidmann
- German Low German: Hööftmann
Old Dutch: hōvitman
- Middle Dutch: hôvetman
  - Dutch: hoofdman
Old High German: houbitman
- Middle High German: houbetman
  - German: Hauptmann