Where does “walvistraan” come from?

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

walvistraan (Dutch): whale oil

Definitions

  1. whale oil

Ancestry of “walvistraan”, step by step

walvistraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Walvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchWalvisCetus
2Middle Dutchwalvischwhale
3Old Dutchwalvisk—
4Old Dutchwalwhale
5Proto-GermanicWahalazthe river Waal
6Latinvacalusnow the Waal

via Dutch traan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtraantear; fish oil
2Middle Dutchtrâenmoisture, liquid
3Old Dutchtrāntear (in the eye)
4Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Latin vacalus →Every word from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz →Every word from Old Dutch wal →