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Where does “valross” come from?

valross (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hrosshvalr, from Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

valross (Swedish): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “valross”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrosshvalrwalrus
2Old Norsehrosshorse
3Proto-Germanichursaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “valross”

  • walrus
  • walruslike
  • she-walrus
  • Walross
  • walrus
  • kvalross
  • hvalross
  • kvalross
  • วอลรัส
  • walrus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →