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