Where does “hrosshvalr” come from?

hrosshvalr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

hrosshvalr (Old Norse): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “hrosshvalr”, step by step

hrosshvalr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrosshorse
2Proto-Germanichursaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Old Norse hvalr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvalrwhale
2Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “hrosshvalr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hursaz →Every word from Old Norse hross →