Where does “whalery” come from?
whalery (English) comes from English whale, from Middle English whal, from Old English hwæl, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.
whalery (English): A whale fishery
Definitions
- A whale fishery
Ancestry of “whalery”, step by step
whalery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English whale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whale | Any of several species of large sea mammals of... |
| 2 | Middle English | whal | A whale or cetacean |
| 3 | Old English | hwæl | a whale |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwal | whale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |
via English ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |