Where does “brandugla” come from?

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

brandugla (Icelandic): short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Definitions

  1. short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Ancestry of “brandugla”, step by step

brandugla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ugla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicuglaowl
2Old Norseuglaowl
3Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl

via Icelandic brandur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrandura burning log; a sword
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →Every word from Old Norse ugla →Every word from Icelandic ugla →