Where does “harfang” come from?

harfang (French) comes from Swedish harfång, from Swedish hare, from Old Swedish hari, from Old Norse hari, from Germanic *hesô.

harfang (French): snowy owl

Definitions

  1. snowy owl

Ancestry of “harfang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishharfångsnowy owl
2Swedishharehare
3Old Swedishharihare
4Old Norsehari—
5Germanic*hesô—
Every word from Germanic *hesô →Every word from Old Norse hari →Every word from Old Swedish hari →