Where does “maurslukar” come from?

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

maurslukar (Norwegian Nynorsk): anteater, any member of the "Myrmecophagidae"

Definitions

  1. anteater, any member of the "Myrmecophagidae"

Ancestry of “maurslukar”, step by step

maurslukar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk maur

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk slukar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskslukar—
Every word from Proto-Germanic þūbaz →Every word from Old Norse þúfa →Every word from Old Norse maurr →