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

  1. an anteater; "Myrmecophagidae"

Ancestry of “maursluker”, step by step

maursluker 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 sluker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålslukerpresent of sluke
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Old Norse maurr →