Where does “ugla” come from?

ugla (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ugla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ — owl.

ugla (Faroese): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “ugla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseuglaowl
2Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭEvery word from Old Norse ugla