houbitman

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Old Dutch hōvitman, Old Saxon hōvidmann, and Old English hēafodmann. Equivalent to houbit- +‎ man.

Noun

houbitman m

1. captain; leader, head
2. main person

Descendants

• Middle High German: houbetman
  • German: Hauptmann
  • → Polish: hetman
    • → Belarusian: ге́тман (hjétman)
    • → Bulgarian: хе́тман (hétman)
    • → English: hetman
    • → French: hetman
    • → German: Hetman
    • → Portuguese: hétmã, hétmane
    • → Romanian: hatman
    • → Ukrainian: ге́тьман (hétʹman)
    • → Russian: ге́тман (gétman)
      • → Uzbek: getman
    • → Spanish: hetman