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Where does “uggla” come from?

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

uggla (Swedish): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “uggla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugla—
2Old Swedishuggla—
3Old Norseuglaowl
4Proto-Germanic*uwwulǭ—

Words derived from “uggla”

  • hökuggla
  • pärluggla
  • minervauggla
  • tornuggla
  • kattuggla
  • nattuggla
Every word from Proto-Germanic *uwwulǭ →