Where does “skopugla” come from?

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

skopugla (Icelandic): Eurasian scops owl

Definitions

  1. Eurasian scops owl

Ancestry of “skopugla”, step by step

skopugla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ugla

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

via Icelandic sköp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsköpfate, destiny; genitals; vulva, vagina
2Old Norseskopmockery; mocking
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →Every word from Old Norse ugla →Every word from Icelandic ugla →