Where does “uglebestand” come from?

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

uglebestand (Danish): owl population

Definitions

  1. owl population

Ancestry of “uglebestand”, step by step

uglebestand 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 bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →