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
Ancestry of “hvalr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |
Words derived from “hvalr”