Where does “slaguggla” come from?

slaguggla (Swedish) comes from Swedish slag, from Old Norse slag, from Proto-Germanic slagiz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slaguggla (Swedish): Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Definitions

  1. Ural owl (Strix uralensis)

Ancestry of “slaguggla”, step by step

slaguggla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishslagA hit; punch; A hit of a ball by a bat or a...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Swedish uggla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugglaowl
2Swedishugla—
3Old Swedishuggla—
4Old Norseuglaowl
5Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭowl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →