Where does “Eule” come from?

Eule (German) comes from Middle High German iule, from Old High German ūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā — owl.

Eule (German): owl; a moth of the family Noctuidae

Definitions

  1. owl; a moth of the family Noctuidae

Ancestry of “Eule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaniule—
2Old High Germanūwilaowl
3Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl

Words derived from “Eule”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →Every word from Old High German ūwila →Every word from Middle High German iule →