Where does “hvalp” come from?
hvalp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale-.
hvalp (Norwegian Bokmål): puppy; whelp
Ancestry of “hvalp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvelpr | puppy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwelpaz | whelp, pup |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kale- | — |