Where does “narwal” come from?

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

narwal (Kashubian): narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Definitions

  1. narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Ancestry of “narwal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnarwalnarwhal
2Frenchnarvalnarwhal
3Danishnarhvalnarwhal
4Old Norsehvalrwhale
5Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →