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- | — |