Where does “wal” come from?

wal (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wal, from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz, from Latin vacalus — now the Waal.

wal (Middle Dutch): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “wal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwalwhale
2Proto-GermanicWahalazthe river Waal
3Latinvacalusnow the Waal

Words derived from “wal”

Every word from Latin vacalus →Every word from Proto-Germanic Wahalaz →Every word from Old Dutch wal →