Where does “hvalkebab” come from?

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

hvalkebab (Norwegian Bokmål): kebab made from whale meat

Definitions

  1. kebab made from whale meat

Ancestry of “hvalkebab”, step by step

hvalkebab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvala whale
2Danishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Norwegian Bokmål kebab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkebabkebab dish of skewered meat and vegetables
2Turkishkebapkebab
3Ottoman Turkishكبابkebab
4Arabicكَبَابroast meat, kebab; fried meat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →