howlen etymology

Middle English word howlen comes from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, and later Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną (To howl; scream.)

Detailed word origin of howlen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*kew- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*hūwilōną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To howl; scream.
*hūlian Old English (ang)
houlen Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as howlen

Descendants of *kew-
heigh heih heiȝ heiȝwai heiȝwei hene hewe hexte heyȝliche heȝly high hiȝly ho hogh hoo houlen houȝ huge hulen hyfe