Where does “oule” come from?
oule (Middle English) comes from Old English ūle, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā.
oule (Middle English): owl; An insult, especially applied to the Devil;...
Definitions
- owl; An insult, especially applied to the Devil;...
Ancestry of “oule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ūle | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *uwwulā | — |
Words derived from “oule”