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

  1. A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the...

Ancestry of “growl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgroulen—
2Old Frenchgroler—
3Frankishgrullen—
4Proto-GermanicgruljanąTo make a sound; rumble; grumble; growl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “growl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gruljaną →Every word from Frankish grullen →