houbit-
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Old High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]houbit-
- main; head, chief, principal
- houbit- + burg (“city”) → houbitburg (“capital”)
- houbit- + man (“man”) → houbitman (“captain”)
- houbit- + sunta (“sin”) → houbitsunta (“deadly sin”)