Where does “Bartenwal” come from?

Bartenwal (German) 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.

Bartenwal (German): baleen whale

Definitions

  1. baleen whale

Ancestry of “Bartenwal”, step by step

Bartenwal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwalwhale
2Middle High Germanwala whale
3Old High Germanwalbattlefield
4Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via German Barten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBartenplural of Barte
2GermanBartebaleen; axe or halberd; axe
3Middle High Germanbartehatchet
4Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →