Where does “ugla” come from?

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

ugla (Icelandic): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “ugla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseuglaowl
2Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl

Words derived from “ugla”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →Every word from Old Norse ugla →
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