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

  1. owlet, owl chick; nincompoop, birdbrain

Ancestry of “uilskuiken”, step by step

uilskuiken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kuiken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkuikenchick, the hatched young of a bird, especially...
2Middle Dutchkuken—
3Old Dutchkiukīn—
4Proto-Germanic*kiukīn—

via Dutch uil

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