Where does “yowl” come from?

yowl (English) comes from Middle English yollen, from Old English ġegollen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic gellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

yowl (English): A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an...

Definitions

  1. A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an...

Ancestry of “yowl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyollenPast participle of Middle English yellen "to...
2Old Englishġegollenyelled
3Old Englishġiellanto yell
4Proto-Germanicgellanąto shout, to yell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

Words derived from “yowl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gellaną →Every word from Old English ġiellan →