Where does “heulen” come from?

heulen (German) comes 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....

heulen (German): to howl, to whine; to weep, to cry

Definitions

  1. to howl, to whine; to weep, to cry

Ancestry of “heulen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhiulen—
2Middle High Germanhiuwelowl
3Old High Germanhūwilaowl
4Proto-West Germanic*hūilōnto howl, scream
5Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
6Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

Words derived from “heulen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn →
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