Where does “uile” come from?

uile (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans uil, from Dutch uil, from Middle Dutch ule, from Old Dutch ūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā — owl.

uile (Afrikaans): plural of uil

Definitions

  1. plural of uil

Ancestry of “uile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansuilowl, bird of the order Strigiformes
2Dutchuilowl, bird of the order Strigiformes; noctuoid,...
3Middle Dutchule—
4Old Dutchūwila—
5Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →Every word from Old Dutch ūwila →Every word from Middle Dutch ule →