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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hūwilōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately of imitative origin. Said by Pokorny to be from Proto-Indo-European *kū-,[1] but others dispute this.[2] Also compare *heufaną (to lament), *uwwalǭ (owl) and Proto-West Germanic *hūō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuːwi.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hūwilōną

  1. to howl; scream

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hūilōn, *hūlōn
    • Old English: *hūlian
      • Middle English: hulen, houlen, howlen
    • Old Frisian: *hūlia
      • Saterland Frisian: huulje
      • West Frisian: huilje
    • Old Saxon: *hūwilōn, *hūlōn
    • Old Dutch: *hūlon
    • Old High German: hūwilōn, hūlōn; hiuwilōn, hiwilōn
    • Old French: uller, ouler
  • Old Norse: ýla, úla

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “535-36”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 535-36
  2. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “huilen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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