Where does “ruigpootuil” come from?

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

ruigpootuil (Dutch): boreal owl US, Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus)

Definitions

  1. boreal owl US, Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus)

Ancestry of “ruigpootuil”, step by step

ruigpootuil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch uil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuilowl, bird of the order Strigiformes; noctuoid,...
2Middle Dutchule—
3Old Dutchūwila—
4Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl

via Dutch ruig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruigrough, rugged, bristly; raucous, boisterous
2Middle Dutchruuch—
3Old Dutchrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

via Dutch poot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpootlimb of an animal; leg or foot; hand
2Middle Dutchpôtelimb, claw
3Old Dutchpota—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →