Where does “hūwila” come from?

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

hūwila (Old High German): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “hūwila”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūwila”

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