Where does “Grindwal” come from?
Grindwal (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.
Grindwal (German): pilot whale, Globicephala melas
Definitions
- pilot whale, Globicephala melas
Ancestry of “Grindwal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | wal | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | wal | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wal | battlefield |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwal | whale |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |
Words derived from “Grindwal”