Where does “ugle” come from?

ugle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ugla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ — owl.

ugle (Norwegian Nynorsk): an owl

Definitions

  1. an owl

Ancestry of “ugle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseuglaowl
2Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl

Words derived from “ugle”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →Every word from Old Norse ugla →
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