val

Swedish

/vɑːl/, /vɑːl/

noun
Definitions
  • whale

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish hval inherited from Old Norse hvalr (whale) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (whale) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (sheatfish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kʷálos

Gloss

sheatfish

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