Where does “aul” come from?
aul (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German iule, from Old High German ūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā.
aul (Cimbrian): tawny owl
Ancestry of “aul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | iule | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ūwila | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *uwwulā | — |