Where does “dværghornugle” come from?
dværghornugle (Danish) comes from Danish hornugle, from Danish horn, from Old Norse horn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic hurną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
dværghornugle (Danish): Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
Definitions
- Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
Ancestry of “dværghornugle”, step by step
dværghornugle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hornugle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hornugle | Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) |
| 2 | Danish | horn | horn |
| 3 | Old Norse | horn | horn; corner; angle |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |