Reconstruction:Old Dutch/ula

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *uwwilā, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ. Only attested in toponyms.

Noun

*ūla f

1. owl

Inflection

Declension of *ūla (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*ūla	*ūla, *ūlon
accusative	*ūla, *ūlon	*ūla, *ūlon
genitive	*ūlon	*ūlono
dative	*ūlon	*ūlon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: ūle
  • Dutch: uil
    • Afrikaans: uil
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: ullu

References

• “ūla II”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012