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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hūlian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hūilōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hūwilōną | to howl; scream |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kū- | to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf.... |
Words derived from “houlen”