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Where does “iule” come from?
iule (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ūwila, from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā — owl.
Ancestry of “iule”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
ūwila
owl
2
Proto-West Germanic
*uwwulā
owl
Words derived from “iule”
aul
Eule
Uule
Schleiereule
Nachteule
Ohreule
Eulenbach
Eulenfalter
Kieferneule
Maskeneule
Zwergohreule
Nachtüüle
ojla
Schneeeule
Sumpfohreule
Waldohreule
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *uwwulā →
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