Where does “Walgesang” come from?

Walgesang (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.

Walgesang (German): whalesong, whale vocalization

Definitions

  1. whalesong, whale vocalization

Ancestry of “Walgesang”, step by step

Walgesang 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 Gesang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesangsinging, vocals; section of an epic poem; canto
2Middle High Germangesanc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →