Where does “houlen” come from?

houlen (Middle English) comes 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....

Ancestry of “houlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūlianto howl
2Proto-West Germanic*hūilōnto howl, scream
3Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
4Proto-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 →