Where does “howitzer” come from?

Howitzer comes from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European koupos through Proto-Germanic haupaz and Old High German houf.

howitzer (English): A cannon that combines certain characteristics of...

Definitions

A cannon that combines certain characteristics of...

Ancestry of “howitzer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	houwitser	howitzer
2	German	Haubitze	howitzer
3	Middle High German	haufniz	—
4	Czech	houfnice	howitzer
5	Czech	houf	flock, crowd
6	Old Czech	[[húf]], [[hauf]]	—
7	Middle High German	hūfe	—
8	Proto-West Germanic	hūbā	hood, cowl
9	Proto-Germanic	hūbǭ	a covering for the head; hood; cowl
10	Proto-Indo-European	kēwp-	—

Words derived from “howitzer”

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