Haubitze
German (Berlin)
[haʊ̯ˈbɪt͡sə]
noun
Definitions
- howitzer
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German haufniz derived from Czech houfnice (catapault, catapult), houf (flock, crowd) derived from Middle High German hufe (heap) derived from Old High German hūfo.
Origin
Old High German
hūfo
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- howitzer English
- houwitser Dutch, Flemish
- obus Dutch, Flemish
- obus French
- obusier French
- obusite French
- гаубица Russian
- obús Spanish, Castilian
- obus Portuguese
- *hūpô Proto-Germanic
- haubica Polish
- houf Czech
- houfnice Czech
- obús Galician
- houf Old High German
- hūfo Old High German
- houwitser Afrikaans
- haufniz Middle High German
- hufe Middle High German
- hūfe Middle High German