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....

hūlian (Old English): to howl

Definitions

  1. to howl

Ancestry of “hūlian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūlian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn →