Where does “ýla” come from?

ýla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ýla, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

ýla (Icelandic): to howl, whine

Definitions

  1. to howl, whine

Ancestry of “ýla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseýla—
2Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
3Proto-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 Old Norse ýla →