Where does “kvalross” come from?
kvalross (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Dutch walrus, from Danish hvalros, from Old Norse hrosshvalr, from Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
kvalross (Norwegian Nynorsk): a walrus
Ancestry of “kvalross”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | walrus | walrus, any member of the family Odobenidae of... |
| 2 | Danish | hvalros | walrus |
| 3 | Old Norse | hrosshvalr | walrus |
| 4 | Old Norse | hross | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hursaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |