Where does “narwal” come from?

narwal (Polish) comes from French narval, from Danish narhval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

narwal (Polish): narwhal

Definitions

  1. narwhal

Ancestry of “narwal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnarvalnarwhal
2Danishnarhvalnarwhal
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “narwal”

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