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Where does “hyle” come from?

hyle (Danish) comes from Middle Low German hǖlen, from Old Dutch huwilon, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

hyle (Danish): to yell; to howl; to wail

Definitions

  1. to yell; to howl; to wail

Ancestry of “hyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhǖlen—
2Old Dutchhuwilon—
3Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
4Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

Words derived from “hyle”

  • hylemorsom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kū- →