Where does “Heuler” come from?

Heuler (German) comes from German heulen, from Middle High German hiulen, from Middle High German hiuwel, from Old High German hūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

Heuler (German): agent noun of heulen

Definitions

  1. agent noun of heulen

Ancestry of “Heuler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanheulento howl, to whine; to weep, to cry
2Middle High Germanhiulen—
3Middle High Germanhiuwelowl
4Old High Germanhūwilaowl
5Proto-West Germanic*hūilōnto howl, scream
6Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
7Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn →