Where does “reyðarhvalr” come from?

reyðarhvalr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse reyðr, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

reyðarhvalr (Old Norse): rorqual whale

Definitions

  1. rorqual whale

Ancestry of “reyðarhvalr”, step by step

reyðarhvalr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse reyðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereyðrrorqual, fin whale
2Old Norserauðrred
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Norse hvalr

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

Words derived from “reyðarhvalr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dūnā →