Where does “wale” come from?

wale (Polish) comes from Polish wał, 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.

wale (Polish): straw rope dipped in clay used in the construction of chimneys

Definitions

  1. straw rope dipped in clay used in the construction of chimneys

Ancestry of “wale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwałlevee; embankment; shaft
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 →