Where does “huilebalken” come from?

huilebalken (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....

huilebalken (Dutch): To bawl easily, be a crybaby

Definitions

  1. To bawl easily, be a crybaby

Ancestry of “huilebalken”, step by step

huilebalken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch huilen

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....

via Dutch balken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbalkento bray, make a donkey's sound; to utter asinine...
2Middle Dutchbalken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną →Every word from Old Dutch huwilon →