Where does “huil” come from?
huil (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch huilen, from Middle Dutch hulen, from Old Dutch huwilon, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....
huil (Afrikaans): to cry; to weep; to wail; to whine
Definitions
- to cry; to weep; to wail; to whine
Ancestry of “huil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | huilen | to cry, to weep; to howl |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hulen | to cry, to weep; to howl, to screech, to whine |
| 3 | Old Dutch | huwilon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūwilōną | to howl; scream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kū- | to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf.... |