Words that come from Proto-West Germanic hwal

53 words across 11 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic hwal — including whale, whaler, whalebone, whaleboat, whaleman, whaleship, whaleback, whalelike.

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English (30)

German (12)

Old English (2)

Middle English (2)

Luxembourgish (1)

Burmese (1)

Hindi (1)

Scots (1)

Polish (1)

Latvian (1)

Old High German (1)