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Where does “minervauggla” come from?

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

minervauggla (Swedish): little owl

Definitions

  1. little owl

Ancestry of “minervauggla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugglaowl
2Swedishugla—
3Old Swedishuggla—
4Old Norseuglaowl
5Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →