howl
English
/haʊl/
noun
Definitions
- The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
- A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English howlen inherited from Old English *hūlian inherited from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *kū-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kū-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- behowl English
- howler English
- howlest English
- howleth English
- howling English
- howlingly English
- howlround English
- outhowl English
- round English
- Heuler German
- Heulsuse German
- heulen German
- aanhuilen Dutch, Flemish
- huilebalk Dutch, Flemish
- huilen Dutch, Flemish
- huiler Dutch, Flemish
- huilerig Dutch, Flemish
- huilie Dutch, Flemish
- huilie huilie doen Dutch, Flemish
- *kū- Proto-Indo-European
- *hūwilōną Proto-Germanic
- ハウる Japanese
- *hūlian Old English
- शुक Sanskrit
- howlen Middle English
- howlynge Middle English
- hyle Danish
- hylemorsom Danish
- *sova Proto-Slavic
- hulen Middle Dutch
- hiuwilōn Old High German
- hūh Old High German
- huil Afrikaans
- сова Bulgarian
- hiulen Middle High German
- *huwilon Old Dutch
- hǖlen Middle Low German
- *hūwilōn Old Saxon
- Huu Alemannic German
- huuenliicht Alemannic German
- hüüwle Alemannic German
- *hūlia Old Frisian