Where does “rorqual” come from?
rorqual (English) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval, from Old Norse reyðarhvalr, from Old Norse reyðr, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
rorqual (English): Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with...
Definitions
- Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with...
Ancestry of “rorqual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | røyrkval | fin whale |
| 2 | Old Norse | reyðarhvalr | rorqual whale |
| 3 | Old Norse | reyðr | rorqual, fin whale |
| 4 | Old Norse | rauðr | red |
| 5 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |