Where does “huiler” come from?

huiler (French) comes from French huile, from Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

huiler (French): to oil, oil up

Definitions

to oil, oil up

Ancestry of “huiler”, step by step

huiler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French huile

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	huile	oil; big gun, big cheese; first-person singular...
2	Middle French	huyle	oil
3	Old French	oile	oil
4	Latin	oleum	olive oil; the palaestra
5	Ancient Greek	ἔλαιον	olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6	Ancient Greek	ἐλαία	olive tree; olive; naevus
7	Proto-Hellenic	elaíwā	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	loiwom	—

via Dutch huilen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	huilen	to cry, to weep; to howl
2	Middle Dutch	hulen	to cry, to weep; to howl, to screech, to whine
3	Old Dutch	huwilon	—
4	Proto-Germanic	hūwilōną	to howl; scream
5	Proto-Indo-European	kū-	to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

via Dutch er

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	er	there; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2	Old Dutch	iro	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →