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 captain; leader, head 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