Where does “oule” come from?

oule (Middle English) comes from Old English ūle, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā — owl.

oule (Middle English): owl; An insult, especially applied to the Devil;...

Definitions

  1. owl; An insult, especially applied to the Devil;...

Ancestry of “oule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūleowl
2Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl

Words derived from “oule”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →Every word from Old English ūle →
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