Where does “rosmhvalr” come from?

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

rosmhvalr (Old Norse): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “rosmhvalr”, step by step

rosmhvalr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hvalr

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

via Old Norse rosm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserosmred, red-brown

Words derived from “rosmhvalr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →