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Where does “hulen” come from?

hulen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch huwilon, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

hulen (Middle Dutch): to cry, to weep; to howl, to screech, to whine

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “hulen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhuwilon—
2Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
3Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

Words derived from “hulen”

  • huilen
  • huilebalk
  • huilie huilie doen
  • huil
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