Where does “houfnice” come from?
houfnice (Czech) comes from Czech houf, from Old Czech [[húf]], [[hauf]], from Middle High German hūfe, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.
houfnice (Czech): howitzer
Ancestry of “houfnice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | houf | flock, crowd |
| 2 | Old Czech | [[húf]], [[hauf]] | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | hūfe | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūbā | hood, cowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūbǭ | a covering for the head; hood; cowl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kēwp- | — |
Words derived from “houfnice”