Where does “torenuil” come from?

torenuil (Dutch) comes from Dutch toren, from Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

Ancestry of “torenuil”, step by step

torenuil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toren

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	toren	tower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine
2	Middle Dutch	torre	—
3	Old Dutch	turn	—
4	Old French	Tur	—
5	Latin	Turris	A river of Venetia, now called Torre
6	Ancient Greek	τύρρις	tower, walled city
7	Ancient Greek	τύρσις	tower, bastion

via Dutch uil

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	uil	owl, bird of the order Strigiformes; noctuoid,...
2	Middle Dutch	ule	—
3	Old Dutch	ūwila	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	*uwwulā	owl

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