Where does “uil” come from?

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

uil (Dutch): owl, bird of the order Strigiformes; noctuoid,...

Definitions

  1. owl, bird of the order Strigiformes; noctuoid,...

Ancestry of “uil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchule
2Old Dutchūwila
3Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl

Words derived from “uil

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā