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Where does “walrus” come from?

walrus (Dutch) comes from Danish hvalros, from Old Norse hrosshvalr, from Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

walrus (Dutch): walrus, any member of the family Odobenidae of...

Definitions

  1. walrus, any member of the family Odobenidae of...

Ancestry of “walrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvalroswalrus
2Old Norsehrosshvalrwalrus
3Old Norsehrosshorse
4Proto-Germanichursaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “walrus”

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