German Kauz

← Old English cȳta (cognate)

← English kite (link)

← Proto-Germanic *kūts (inherited)

← Middle High German kūz (inherited)

← Middle High German kūze (mention)

← Old High German *kūz (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *gū- (derived)

→ English kite (cognate)

→ German Waldkauz (compound)

→ German Uhu (link)

→ German Steinkauz (affix)

→ German Bartkauz (compound)