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Where does “hūlian” come from?

hūlian (Old English) comes 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 “hūlian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hūilōn—
2Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
3Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

Words derived from “hūlian”

  • howling
  • howl
  • howler
  • howlingly
  • howleth
  • howlest
  • behowl
  • outhowl
  • howlround
  • ハウる
  • howlen
  • houlen
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