English
howling
Howling comes from Middle English howlynge.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500howlynge
- Englishtodayhowling
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500howlynge
- Englishtodayhowling
Formed from howl + -ing
Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną ‘to howl’
Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn ‘to howl, scream’
Old English *hūlian
Middle English howlen ‘to howl, yowl’
English howl
Every English word from Middle English howlynge
Today it means
noun The act of producing howls.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English howlynge / howling