Where does “hwal” come from?

hwal (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

hwal (Proto-West Germanic): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “hwal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “hwal”

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