Where does “val” come from?
val (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hval, from Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.
val (Swedish): well; accurately, completely, to a significant...
Definitions
- well; accurately, completely, to a significant...
Ancestry of “val”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | hval | whale |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvalr | whale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |