Where does “vaal” come from?

vaal (Estonian) comes from German wal, from Middle High German wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

vaal (Estonian): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “vaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwalwhale
2Middle High Germanwala whale
3Old High Germanwalbattlefield
4Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →