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Where does “wal” come from?

wal (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wal, from Old Dutch wal, from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz, from Latin vacalus.

wal (Dutch): coast, shore; earthen levee as protection against...

Definitions

  1. coast, shore; earthen levee as protection against...

Ancestry of “wal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwalwhale
2Old Dutchwalwhale
3Proto-GermanicWahalaz—
4Latinvacalus—

Words derived from “wal”

  • walrus
  • walruslike
  • she-walrus
  • Walross
  • walrus
  • walgeld
  • kvalross
  • hvalross
  • kvalross
  • วอลรัส
  • walrus
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