Squeal
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Middle English (as a verb): imitative. The noun dates from the mid 18th century.
wiktionary
18th c. (noun), Middle English (verb); of imitative origin.
etymonline
squeal (v.)
c. 1300, probably of imitative origin, similar to Old Norse skvala "to cry out" (see squall (v.)). The sense of "inform on another" is first recorded 1865. Related: Squealed; squealing. The noun is attested from 1747.