Where does “Abus gun” come from?
Abus gun (English) comes from Turkish obüs, from Ottoman Turkish اوبوس, from French obus, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, from Czech houf, from Old Czech [[húf]], [[hauf]].
Abus gun (English): An early kind of howitzer developed by the Ottoman Empire
Definitions
- An early kind of howitzer developed by the Ottoman Empire
Ancestry of “Abus gun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | obüs | howitzer |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوبوس | — |
| 3 | French | obus | shell |
| 4 | German | Haubitze | howitzer |
| 5 | Middle High German | haufniz | — |
| 6 | Czech | houfnice | howitzer |
| 7 | Czech | houf | flock, crowd |
| 8 | Old Czech | [[húf]], [[hauf]] | — |
| 9 | Middle High German | hūfe | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | hūbā | hood, cowl |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | hūbǭ | a covering for the head; hood; cowl |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kēwp- | — |