hvalr
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- whale
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (whale) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (sheatfish).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kʷálos
Gloss
sheatfish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- valas Finnish
- Narwal German
- Wal German
- walrus Dutch, Flemish
- ἄσπαλος Ancient Greek
- *(s)kʷálos Proto-Indo-European
- blåhval Norwegian Bokmål
- blåkval Norwegian Bokmål
- hval Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalbåt Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalfanger Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalfangst Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalkebab Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalkjøtt Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalkokeri Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalolje Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalross Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalsafari Norwegian Bokmål
- hvalspekk Norwegian Bokmål
- knølhval Norwegian Bokmål
- kval Norwegian Bokmål
- kvalross Norwegian Bokmål
- spermhval Norwegian Bokmål
- vågehval Norwegian Bokmål
- *hrussą Proto-Germanic
- *hwalaz Proto-Germanic
- val Swedish
- valross Swedish
- blåkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- finnkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- grønlandskval Norwegian Nynorsk
- knølkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- kval Norwegian Nynorsk
- kvalross Norwegian Nynorsk
- kvitkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- narkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- nebbkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- nordspisskval Norwegian Nynorsk
- røyrkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- seikval Norwegian Nynorsk
- spermkval Norwegian Nynorsk
- vågekval Norwegian Nynorsk
- horshwæl Old English
- hwæl Old English
- hwælhunta Old English
- hwælhuntoþ Old English
- hwælweg Old English
- whale Middle English
- hross Old Norse
- hrosshvalr Old Norse
- náhvalr Old Norse
- nár Old Norse
- reyðarhvalr Old Norse
- reyðr Old Norse
- hvalros Danish
- narhval Danish
- galerous Old French
- gráhvalur Icelandic
- hvalaskoðun Icelandic
- hvalkjöt Icelandic
- hvalreki Icelandic
- hvalstöð Icelandic
- hvalur Icelandic
- hvalveiði Icelandic
- skíðhvalur Icelandic
- tannhvalur Icelandic
- wal Old High German
- grindahvalur Faroese
- hvalur Faroese
- hvalvákn Faroese
- *hwal gmw-pro
- walvisk Old Dutch
- hwal Old Saxon
- *fālēs Proto-Samic
- hval Old Swedish
- rosualt Middle Irish
- *kala Proto-Uralic
- røyrkval Norwegian