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

  1. pilot whale, Globicephala melas

Ancestry of “Grindwal”, step by step

Grindwal 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 Faroese grind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesegrindA framework; A grille; A school of grindahvalur
2Old Norsegrinda gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...
3Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam

Words derived from “Grindwal”

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