Wal
German (Berlin)
/vaːl/
noun
Definitions
- whale
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German wal (battlefield) inherited from *hwal inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (whale) inherited 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
- landwhale English
- nonwhale English
- whale English
- whale-path English
- whale-road English
- whaleback English
- whalebird English
- whaleboat English
- whalebone English
- whaleburger English
- whalecraft English
- whalefall English
- whalefeed English
- whalefish English
- whaleish English
- whalelike English
- whaleling English
- whalelore English
- whaleman English
- whalemeat English
- whaler English
- whalery English
- whaleship English
- whaleshit English
- whalesong English
- whalespeak English
- whalesucker English
- whalewatcher English
- whalewatching English
- vaali Finnish
- valas Finnish
- -s- German
- Barten German
- Bartenwal German
- Blauwal German
- Fisch German
- Ross German
- Schnabel German
- Schnabelwal German
- Schwein German
- Schweinswal German
- Schwert German
- Schwertwal German
- Walfisch German
- Walross German
- Zahn German
- Zahnwal German
- blau German
- baardwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- baleinwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- bultrugwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- tandwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- vis Dutch, Flemish
- wal Dutch, Flemish
- walrus Dutch, Flemish
- walvis Dutch, Flemish
- walvisjacht Dutch, Flemish
- walviskalf Dutch, Flemish
- walvistraan Dutch, Flemish
- walvisvaart Dutch, Flemish
- zwaardwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- ἄσπαλος Ancient Greek
- *(s)kʷálos Proto-Indo-European
- *hwalaz Proto-Germanic
- behandlingsval Swedish
- grindval Swedish
- kommunalval Swedish
- presidentval Swedish
- urval Swedish
- val Swedish
- valberedning Swedish
- valfri Swedish
- valfråga Swedish
- valkrets Swedish
- valrav Swedish
- valresultat Swedish
- dziobowal Polish
- wal Polish
- waleń Polish
- hwæl Old English
- whale Middle English
- hvalr Old Norse
- blåhval Danish
- hval Danish
- व्हेल Hindi
- ह्वेल Hindi
- walvisch Middle Dutch
- wal Old High German
- valis Latvian
- walvis Afrikaans
- Wal Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ဝေလငါး Burmese
- *hwal gmw-pro
- vaal Estonian
- walvisk Old Dutch
- hwal Old Saxon
- *fālēs Proto-Samic
- hval Old Swedish
- *kala Proto-Uralic