Where does “Walvis” come from?

Walvis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch walvisch, from Old Dutch walvisk, from Old Dutch wal, from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz, from Latin vacalus — now the Waal.

Walvis (Dutch): Cetus

Definitions

  1. Cetus

Ancestry of “Walvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwalvischwhale
2Old Dutchwalvisk—
3Old Dutchwalwhale
4Proto-GermanicWahalazthe river Waal
5Latinvacalusnow the Waal

Words derived from “Walvis”

Every word from Latin vacalus →Every word from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz →Every word from Old Dutch wal →