Where does “hiuweln” come from?

hiuweln (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....

hiuweln (Middle High German): to screech, hoot like an owl

Definitions

  1. to screech, hoot like an owl

Ancestry of “hiuweln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhiuwelowl
2Old High Germanhūwilaowl
3Proto-West Germanic*hūilōnto howl, scream
4Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
5Proto-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 →