Where does “houwitser” come from?

houwitser (Dutch) comes from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, from Czech houf, from Old Czech [[húf]], [[hauf]], from Middle High German hūfe, from Proto-West Germanic hūbā, from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ.

houwitser (Dutch): howitzer

Definitions

  1. howitzer

Ancestry of “houwitser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaubitzehowitzer
2Middle High Germanhaufniz—
3Czechhoufnicehowitzer
4Czechhoufflock, crowd
5Old Czech[[húf]], [[hauf]]—
6Middle High Germanhūfe—
7Proto-West Germanichūbāhood, cowl
8Proto-Germanichūbǭa covering for the head; hood; cowl
9Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

Words derived from “houwitser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kēwp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūbǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūbā →