Where does “howlround” come from?
howlround (English) comes from English round, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
howlround (English): A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a...
Definitions
- A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a...
Ancestry of “howlround”, step by step
howlround traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English round
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | round | Shape; Complete, whole, not lacking; Convenient... |
| 2 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 3 | Old French | reont | round |
| 4 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 5 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 6 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 7 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via English howl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | howl | The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf,... |
| 2 | Middle English | howlen | of animals To howl, yowl |
| 3 | Old English | hūlian | to howl |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hūilōn | to howl, scream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūwilōną | to howl; scream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kū- | to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf.... |