walvisch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch walvisk, from *wal (“whale”), presumably to clarify the meaning. Old Dutch *wal is from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

Noun

walvisch m

whale

Descendants

Dutch: walvis
→ Thai: วาฬ (waan)

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