Where does “[[hvælper]], [[hvalper]]” come from?
[[hvælper]], [[hvalper]] (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kale-.
Ancestry of “[[hvælper]], [[hvalper]]”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvelpr | puppy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwelpaz | whelp, pup |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kale- | — |