Where does “maurbjørn” come from?

maurbjørn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål maur, from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.

maurbjørn (Norwegian Bokmål): an anteater; Myrmecophagidae (mammal)

Definitions

  1. an anteater; Myrmecophagidae (mammal)

Ancestry of “maurbjørn”, step by step

maurbjørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål maur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmauran ant
2Old Norsemaurrant
3Old Norseþúfamound, knoll
4Proto-Germanicþūbaz—

via Norwegian Bokmål bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbjørna bear
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Old Norse maurr →