Nah I just took en.wiki's word for it which is always dangerous ); If I really have to push the theory, it would be an old high German form of Haupt (referring

Nah I just took en.wiki's word for it which is always dangerous ); If I really have to push the theory, it would be an old high German form of Haupt (referring to an cowshead), since a hill can be head-shaped :) Otoh I would not go against the word of someone who has probably seen the medieval docs Edit: de.wiki link you gave mentions the ford Wahrscheinlich ist der Name der Burg vom althochdeutschen Wort hab oder haw abgeleitet, das «Flussübergang» bedeutet. Damit ist eine Furt bei Altenburg gemeint