Where does “hiuwel” come from?

hiuwel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn, from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną, from Proto-Indo-European kū- — to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

hiuwel (Middle High German): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “hiuwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhūwilaowl
2Proto-West Germanic*hūilōnto howl, scream
3Proto-Germanichūwilōnąto howl; scream
4Proto-Indo-Europeankū-to cry, to call; to howl, to shout; cf....

Words derived from “hiuwel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūwilōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hūilōn →