Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “hwal”
120 words across 20 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic hwal — including whale, gunwale, whaler, whalebone, whaleboat, gunnel, whaleman, whaleship.
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English (50)
- whale
- gunwale
- whaler
- whalebone
- whaleboat
- gunnel
- whaleman
- whaleship
- whaleback
- whalelike
- whaleboned
- whalemeat
- whalery
- whalesong
- whalefish
- ringwall
- whaleboning
- whalecraft
- whalebird
- whaleshit
- wholphin
- whaleburger
- whalesucker
- nonwhale
- whale-path
- whalefall
- whaleboater
- whaleling
- whalelore
- white whale
- whalefeed
- landwhale
- whaleish
- whalespeak
- whall
- Waldorf
- antiwhale
- gunwaled
- megawhaleback
- Waldorfian
- whale line
- whaledom
- whalehood
- whalekind
- whaleless
- whalesona
- whalesque
- whalewatcher
- whalewatching
- whalish