Where does “narval” come from?

narval (French) comes from Danish narhval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

narval (French): narwhal

Definitions

  1. narwhal

Ancestry of “narval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnarhvalnarwhal
2Old Norsehvalrwhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “narval”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →