Where does “fjälluggla” come from?

fjälluggla (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjäll, from Old Swedish fiäl, from Old Norse fjall, from Proto-Germanic fellą, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fjälluggla (Swedish): snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus

Definitions

  1. snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus

Ancestry of “fjälluggla”, step by step

fjälluggla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fjäll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjälla mountain; a scale
2Old Swedishfiäl—
3Old Norsefjallmountain
4Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Swedish uggla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugglaowl
2Swedishugla—
3Old Swedishuggla—
4Old Norseuglaowl
5Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fellą →Every word from Old Norse fjall →
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