Where does “jorduggla” come from?

jorduggla (Swedish) comes from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

jorduggla (Swedish): short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Definitions

  1. short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

Ancestry of “jorduggla”, step by step

jorduggla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
2Old Swedishiorþearth, land
3Old Norsejǫrðearth
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Swedish uggla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugglaowl
2Swedishugla—
3Old Swedishuggla—
4Old Norseuglaowl
5Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →