Where does “hvalspekk” come from?

hvalspekk (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.

hvalspekk (Norwegian Bokmål): blubber whale fat

Definitions

  1. blubber whale fat

Ancestry of “hvalspekk”, step by step

hvalspekk 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 spekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspekkfat, blubber e.g. of marine mammals
2Middle Low Germanspek—
3Old Norsespíkspike, sprig
4Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
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