Where does “Schleiereule” come from?
Schleiereule (German) comes from German Eule, from Middle High German iule, from Old High German ūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā.
Schleiereule (German): barn owl; a woman wearing a veil, usually an...
Definitions
- barn owl; a woman wearing a veil, usually an...
Ancestry of “Schleiereule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Eule | owl; a moth of the family Noctuidae |
| 2 | Middle High German | iule | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ūwila | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *uwwulā | — |