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Where does “huilebalk” come from?

huilebalk (Dutch) 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....

huilebalk (Dutch): A crybaby, a child that weeps often and long; Any...

Definitions

  1. A crybaby, a child that weeps often and long; Any...

Ancestry of “huilebalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuilento cry, to weep; to howl
2Middle Dutchhulento cry, to weep; to howl, to screech, to whine
3Old Dutchhuwilon—
4Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
5Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....
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