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Where does “hvalr” come from?

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

hvalr (Old Norse): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “hvalr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hvalr”

  • walrus
  • narwhal
  • rorqual
  • walruslike
  • she-walrus
  • rorcual
  • rorqual
  • Walross
  • Grindwal
  • eurovaalit
  • vaalialue
  • vaali
  • protestivaalit
  • vaaliliitto
  • vaalitapa
  • presidentinvaali
  • vaalikassa
  • vaalikone
  • vaalipiiri
  • presidentinvaalikampanja
  • uurnavaali
  • osavaali
  • pressanvaali
  • vaalitutkimus
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