Where does “walvisch” come from?

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

walvisch (Middle Dutch): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “walvisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwalvisk—
2Old Dutchwalwhale
3Proto-GermanicWahalazthe river Waal
4Latinvacalusnow the Waal

Words derived from “walvisch”

Every word from Latin vacalus →