Where does “ūwala” come from?

ūwala (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic uwwalǭ, from Proto-Germanic -ilǭ, from Proto-Germanic -ǭ — ess. Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade form of the base.

Ancestry of “ūwala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuwwalǭowl
2Proto-Germanic-ilǭDiminutive suffix of nouns
3Proto-Germanic-ǭess. Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade form of the base
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic uwwalǭ →