Where does “hvalkokeri” come from?
hvalkokeri (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.
hvalkokeri (Norwegian Bokmål): a whale factory ship
Definitions
- a whale factory ship
Ancestry of “hvalkokeri”, step by step
hvalkokeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hval | a whale |
| 2 | Danish | hval | whale |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvalr | whale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |
via Norwegian Bokmål kokeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kokeri | — |