Where does “sillval” come from?

sillval (Swedish) comes from Swedish väl, from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

sillval (Swedish): fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus

Definitions

  1. fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus

Ancestry of “sillval”, step by step

sillval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvälwell; accurately, completely, to a significant...
2Old Swedishhvalwhale
3Old Norsehvalrwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Swedish sill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilla herring
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Old Norse hvalr →