Where does “maursluker” come from?
maursluker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål maur, from Old Norse maurr, from Old Norse þúfa, from Proto-Germanic þūbaz.
maursluker (Norwegian Bokmål): an anteater; "Myrmecophagidae"
Definitions
- an anteater; "Myrmecophagidae"
Ancestry of “maursluker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | maur | an ant |
| 2 | Old Norse | maurr | ant |
| 3 | Old Norse | þúfa | mound, knoll |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þūbaz | — |