Where does “ooruil” come from?

ooruil (Dutch) comes from Dutch oor, from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

ooruil (Dutch): any eared owl (owl species known for having prominent ear tufts)

Definitions

  1. any eared owl (owl species known for having prominent ear tufts)

Ancestry of “ooruil”, step by step

ooruil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorear; handle
2Middle Dutchoreear
3Old Dutchōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Dutch uil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuilowl, bird of the order Strigiformes; noctuoid,...
2Middle Dutchule—
3Old Dutchūwila—
4Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →