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Where does “uggla” come from?

uggla (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse ugla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ.

Ancestry of “uggla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseuglaowl
2Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭ—

Words derived from “uggla”

  • hökuggla
  • pärluggla
  • minervauggla
  • tornuggla
  • nattuggla
  • ugla
  • kattuggla
  • uggla
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →