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 — owl.

Schleiereule (German): barn owl; a woman wearing a veil, usually an...

Definitions

  1. barn owl; a woman wearing a veil, usually an...

Ancestry of “Schleiereule”, step by step

Schleiereule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEuleowl; a moth of the family Noctuidae
2Middle High Germaniule—
3Old High Germanūwilaowl
4Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl

via German Schleier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchleierveil; haze, mist
2Middle High Germansleier—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →Every word from Old High German ūwila →Every word from Middle High German iule →