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Where does “ハウる” come from?

ハウる (Japanese) comes from English howl, from Middle English howlen, from Old English hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

ハウる (Japanese): to make audio feedback

Definitions

  1. to make audio feedback

Ancestry of “ハウる”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhowlThe protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf,...
2Middle Englishhowlen—
3Old Englishhūlian—
4Proto-West Germanic*hūilōn—
5Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
6Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....
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