Where does “ylning” come from?

ylning (Swedish) comes from Swedish yla, from Old Norse ýla, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

ylning (Swedish): howling

Definitions

  1. howling

Ancestry of “ylning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishylato howl
2Old Norseýla—
3Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
4Proto-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 Old Norse ýla →