Where does “Waldkauz” come from?

Waldkauz (German) comes from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Waldkauz (German): tawny owl

Definitions

  1. tawny owl

Ancestry of “Waldkauz”, step by step

Waldkauz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via German Kauz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKauzowl; strigid; crank, odd fellow, codger
2Middle High Germankūzexecution pit
3Old High Germankūz—
4Latviankūtto hit, to strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →