Where does “natugle” come from?

natugle (Danish) comes from Danish nat, from Old Danish nat, from Old Norse nátt, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

natugle (Danish): tawny owl

Definitions

  1. tawny owl

Ancestry of “natugle”, step by step

natugle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnatnight
2Old Danishnat—
3Old Norsenáttnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Danish ugle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishugleowl, "Strigiformes"; owlet moth, "Noctuidae";...
2Old Danishugglæ—
3Old Norseuglaowl
4Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts →Every word from Proto-Germanic nahts →