Where does “pärluggla” come from?
pärluggla (Swedish) comes from Swedish uggla, from Swedish ugla, from Old Swedish uggla, from Old Norse ugla, from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ — owl.
pärluggla (Swedish): Tengmalm's owl
Definitions
- Tengmalm's owl
Ancestry of “pärluggla”, step by step
pärluggla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish uggla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | uggla | owl |
| 2 | Swedish | ugla | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | uggla | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | ugla | owl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *uwwulǭ | owl |
via Swedish pärla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pärla | pearl; a shelly concretion of certain bivalve... |