English
Hauptmannian
From Hauptmann + -ian.
Formed from Hauptmann + -ian
Proto-West Germanic *haubidamann ‘leader’
Old High German houbitman ‘captain’
Middle High German houbetman ‘leader’
German Hauptmann ‘captain’
English Hauptmann
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946), German dramatist and novelist, or his works.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hauptmannian