German Hauptsache

← German haupt (prefix)

← German Sache (prefix)

← Middle High German houbetsache (inherited)

← Middle Low German hȫvetsāke (cognate)

→ Danish hovedsag (calque)

→ German hauptsächlich (suffix)

→ Luxembourgish Haaptsaach (derived)

→ Saterland Frisian Hööftseeke (cognate)

→ Swedish huvudsak (mention)