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Where does “ule” come from?

ule (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā.

Ancestry of “ule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchūwila—
2Proto-West Germanic*uwwulā—

Words derived from “ule”

  • uil
  • steenuil
  • sneeuwuil
  • uilenbal
  • uilskuiken
  • uilenbril
  • uile
  • uil
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →