walrus
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish walrus derived from Danish hvalros derived from Swedish valross derived from Old Norse hrosshvalr (horse-whale, horse whale).
Origin
Old Norse
hrosshvalr
Gloss
horse-whale, horse whale
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- walrus English
- Walross German
- ros Dutch, Flemish
- wal Dutch, Flemish
- walrus Dutch, Flemish
- hvalross Norwegian Bokmål
- kvalross Norwegian Bokmål
- *hrussą Proto-Germanic
- valross Swedish
- kvalross Norwegian Nynorsk
- hross Old Norse
- hrosshvalr Old Norse
- hvalr Old Norse
- hvalros Danish
- galerous Old French
- rosualt Middle Irish