Where does “growl” come from?
Growl comes from Middle English grollen, from Old French grouller, from Middle Dutch grollen, from Old Dutch grullen, from Proto-Germanic graljaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-.
growl (English): A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the...
Definitions
- A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the...
Ancestry of “growl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | groulen | — |
| 2 | Old French | groler | — |
| 3 | Frankish | grullen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gruljaną | To make a sound; rumble; grumble; growl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
Words derived from “growl”