Where does “squall” come from?

Squall comes from Middle English squalen, of uncertain origin and meaning.

squall (English): A squall line, multicell line, or part of a...

Definitions

  1. A squall line, multicell line, or part of a...

Ancestry of “squall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsqualen—
2Old Norseskvalato cry out
3Proto-Germanic*skwel-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “squall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *skwel- →