Where does “hol” come from?

hol (Yola) comes from Middle English howlen, from Old English hūlian, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

hol (Yola): to bawl

Definitions

  1. to bawl

Ancestry of “hol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhowlenof animals To howl, yowl
2Old Englishhūlianto howl
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 →