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Where does “Uul” come from?

Uul (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German ûle, from Old Saxon ūla, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā.

Uul (German Low German): owl; brush

Definitions

  1. owl; brush

Ancestry of “Uul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanûle—
2Old Saxonūla—
3Proto-West Germanic*uwwulā—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →