Where does “hubro” come from?

hubro (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hubror, from Norwegian Nynorsk brør, from Old Norse bróðir, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

hubro (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Eurasian eagle owl, "Bubo bubo"

Definitions

  1. a Eurasian eagle owl, "Bubo bubo"

Ancestry of “hubro”, step by step

hubro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hubror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhubror—
2Norwegian Nynorskbrørbrother
3Old Norsebróðirbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Norwegian Bokmål bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrora brother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →
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