Where does “slørugle” come from?

slørugle (Danish) comes from Danish ugle, from Old Danish ugglæ, from Old Norse ugla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ — owl.

slørugle (Danish): barn owl

Definitions

  1. barn owl

Ancestry of “slørugle”, step by step

slørugle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ugle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishugleowl, "Strigiformes"; owlet moth, "Noctuidae";...
2Old Danishugglæ—
3Old Norseuglaowl
4Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl

via Danish slør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslørveil
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →Every word from Old Norse ugla →Every word from Old Danish ugglæ →