Where does “Zwergohreule” come from?

Zwergohreule (German) comes from German Öhr, from Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Zwergohreule (German): scops owl

Definitions

  1. scops owl

Ancestry of “Zwergohreule”, step by step

Zwergohreule traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öhr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖhreye
2Middle High Germanoreear
3Old High Germanōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via German Zwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf

via German Eule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEuleowl; a moth of the family Noctuidae
2Middle High Germaniule
3Old High Germanūwilaowl
4Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-