Etymograph

English

squallish

From squall + -ish.

Formed from squall + -ish

Old Norse skvala ‘to cry out’

Middle English *squalen

English squall

Today it means

adj Characterised by squalls; stormy.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “squallish”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / squallish