Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ugglæ” come from?
ugglæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse ugla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ — owl.
Ancestry of “ugglæ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
ugla
owl
2
Proto-Germanic
*uwwulǭ
owl
Words derived from “ugglæ”
ugle
natugle
sneugle
hornugle
høgeugle
kirkeugle
lapugle
perleugle
slørugle
uglebestand
ugleklo
dværghornugle
mosehornugle
skovhornugle
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →
Every word from Old Norse ugla →