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Where does “*hūilōn” come from?

*hūilōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

Ancestry of “*hūilōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
2Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....
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