Häuptling
German (Berlin)
/ˈhɔʏ̯p(t).lɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- chief leader or co-leader of a tribe
- (humorous) leader of some other kind
- (obsolete) patriarch leader of a family
- (obsolete) high member of the Frisian nobility
Etymology
Derived from Old Frisian hāvdling (high member of the nobility) compound from German Haupt (head, main) + German -ling (-ness).
Origin
German (Berlin)
-ling
Gloss
-ness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- head English
- headling English
- headlings English
- -ling German
- Frühling German
- Haupt German
- Hauptanwendungsgebiet German
- Hauptbuch German
- Hauptdeck German
- Haupthaar German
- Hauptinhalt German
- Hauptproduzent German
- Hauptreihenstern German
- Hauptsitz German
- Hauptsturmführer German
- Hauptthema German
- Hauptversammlung German
- Hauptwort German
- Hauptzeuge German
- Hauptzug German
- Hauptzutat German
- Oberhaupt German
- barhäuptig German
- überhaupt German
- hedling Middle English
- -ling Old High German
- houbet Middle High German
- hāvdling Old Frisian