Where does “uilskuiken” come from?
uilskuiken (Dutch) comes from Dutch kuiken, from Middle Dutch kuken, from Old Dutch kiukīn, from Proto-Germanic *kiukīn.
uilskuiken (Dutch): owlet, owl chick; nincompoop, birdbrain
Definitions
- owlet, owl chick; nincompoop, birdbrain
Ancestry of “uilskuiken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kuiken | chick, the hatched young of a bird, especially... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kuken | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kiukīn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kiukīn | — |