Where does “haufniz” come from?

haufniz (Middle High German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kēwp-.

Ancestry of “haufniz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “haufniz”

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