Where does “grindwal” come from?

grindwal (Polish) comes from German Grindwal, from German wal, from Middle High German wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

grindwal (Polish): pilot whale

Definitions

  1. pilot whale

Ancestry of “grindwal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrindwalpilot whale, Globicephala melas
2Germanwalwhale
3Middle High Germanwala whale
4Old High Germanwalbattlefield
5Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
6Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →