Where does “hval” come from?

hval (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

hval (Norwegian Bokmål): a whale

Definitions

  1. a whale

Ancestry of “hval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvalwhale
2Old Norsehvalrwhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “hval”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →