Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haubidamann

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

1. 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