Where does “hiulen” come from?
hiulen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German hiuwel, from Old High German hūwila, 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 “hiulen”, step by step
hiulen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German hiuwel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hiuwel | owl |
| 2 | Old High German | hūwila | owl |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hūilōn | to howl, scream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūwilōną | to howl; scream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kū- | to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf.... |
via Old High German hūwilōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | hūwilōn | — |