Where does “caterwauling” come from?
caterwauling (English) comes from English caterwaul, from Middle English caterwrawen, from Middle English wrawen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
caterwauling (English): present participle of caterwaul; A sound that...
Definitions
- present participle of caterwaul; A sound that...
Ancestry of “caterwauling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caterwaul | To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh,... |
| 2 | Middle English | caterwrawen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | wrawen | To anger; to make angry |
| 4 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |