hovitman

== Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann. Cognate with Old High German houbitman, Old Saxon hōvidmann, Old English hēafodmann. Equivalent to hōvit- +‎ man. === Noun === hōvitman m captain; leader, head ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: hôvetman Dutch: hoofdman ==== Further reading ==== “hovitman (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012