Where does “owle” come from?

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

owle (Middle English): Alternative form of oule

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of oule

Ancestry of “owle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūleowl
2Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl

Words derived from “owle”

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