Where does “narhval” come from?

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

narhval (Norwegian Bokmål): narwhal

Definitions

  1. narwhal

Ancestry of “narhval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnarhvalnarwhal
2Old Norsehvalrwhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →