hvølpur
Faroese
/ˈkʰvœl̥pʊɹ/
noun
Definitions
- puppy, whelp young dog
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hvelpr derived from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- (whine, shout), *(s)kale-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kale-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *(s)kale- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)kʷAl- Proto-Indo-European
- hvalp Norwegian Bokmål
- valp Norwegian Bokmål
- *hwelpaz Proto-Germanic
- kvelp Norwegian Nynorsk
- hwelp Old English
- hvelpr Old Norse
- hvalp Danish
- hvolpur Icelandic
- welp Old Dutch
- hwelp Old Saxon
- hvælper Old Swedish
- hvælper, hvalper Old Swedish
- welp Westrobothnian