Where does “walnica” come from?

walnica (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.

walnica (Polish): beam on which a windmill's shaft rests and rotates

Definitions

  1. beam on which a windmill's shaft rests and rotates

Ancestry of “walnica”, 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 →