Where does “narval” come from?

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

narval (Romanian): narwhal

Definitions

  1. narwhal

Ancestry of “narval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnarvalnarwhal
2Danishnarhvalnarwhal
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →
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