walvis
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋɑl.vɪs/
noun
Definitions
- whale, mammal of the order Cetacea
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch walvisch inherited from Old Dutch walvisk com from Dutch, Flemish wal (wall, embankment, rampart, whale, shore, coast, large sea-animal) + Dutch, Flemish vis (fish)derived 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
- Fishkill English
- fish English
- 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
- valas Finnish
- vallum Latin
- Bartenwal German
- Blauwal German
- Fisch German
- Schnabelwal German
- Schweinswal German
- Schwertwal German
- Wal German
- Walfisch German
- Walross German
- Zahnwal German
- Zuidervis Dutch, Flemish
- anemoonvis Dutch, Flemish
- aprilvis Dutch, Flemish
- baard Dutch, Flemish
- baardwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- bakvis Dutch, Flemish
- balein Dutch, Flemish
- baleinwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- bruinvis Dutch, Flemish
- bult Dutch, Flemish
- bultrug Dutch, Flemish
- bultrugwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- burgwal Dutch, Flemish
- clownvis Dutch, Flemish
- droogvis Dutch, Flemish
- egelvis Dutch, Flemish
- goudvis Dutch, Flemish
- inktvis Dutch, Flemish
- jacht Dutch, Flemish
- kalf Dutch, Flemish
- klimvis Dutch, Flemish
- klipvis Dutch, Flemish
- kogelvis Dutch, Flemish
- kookvis Dutch, Flemish
- kraakbeenvis Dutch, Flemish
- lipvis Dutch, Flemish
- lompvis Dutch, Flemish
- longvis Dutch, Flemish
- maanvis Dutch, Flemish
- platvis Dutch, Flemish
- potvis Dutch, Flemish
- riemvis Dutch, Flemish
- roofvis Dutch, Flemish
- rug Dutch, Flemish
- schelvis Dutch, Flemish
- schuttersvis Dutch, Flemish
- sonarvis Dutch, Flemish
- standvis Dutch, Flemish
- stokvis Dutch, Flemish
- stuwwal Dutch, Flemish
- tand Dutch, Flemish
- tandwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- traan Dutch, Flemish
- trekvis Dutch, Flemish
- tuinwal Dutch, Flemish
- vaart Dutch, Flemish
- vinvis Dutch, Flemish
- vis Dutch, Flemish
- visarend Dutch, Flemish
- visbestand Dutch, Flemish
- visboer Dutch, Flemish
- visgraat Dutch, Flemish
- visgrom Dutch, Flemish
- viskraam Dutch, Flemish
- viskweek Dutch, Flemish
- vislijm Dutch, Flemish
- visluis Dutch, Flemish
- vispopulatie Dutch, Flemish
- visquotum Dutch, Flemish
- visrijk Dutch, Flemish
- vissen Dutch, Flemish
- vissluis Dutch, Flemish
- vissoep Dutch, Flemish
- visstand Dutch, Flemish
- vissterfte Dutch, Flemish
- visstick Dutch, Flemish
- visvervanger Dutch, Flemish
- visvijver Dutch, Flemish
- viswijf Dutch, Flemish
- wal Dutch, Flemish
- walgeld Dutch, Flemish
- walgewelf Dutch, Flemish
- walrus Dutch, Flemish
- walschot Dutch, Flemish
- walvisjacht Dutch, Flemish
- walviskalf Dutch, Flemish
- walvistraan Dutch, Flemish
- walvisvaart Dutch, Flemish
- zaagvis Dutch, Flemish
- zeevis Dutch, Flemish
- zoetwatervis Dutch, Flemish
- zoutwatervis Dutch, Flemish
- zwaard Dutch, Flemish
- zwaardvis Dutch, Flemish
- zwaardwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- ἄσπαλος Ancient Greek
- *(s)kʷálos Proto-Indo-European
- *hwalaz Proto-Germanic
- wal Polish
- hwæl Old English
- whale Middle English
- hvalr Old Norse
- व्हेल Hindi
- ह्वेल Hindi
- visch Middle Dutch
- walvisch Middle Dutch
- wal Old High German
- valis Latvian
- vis Afrikaans
- walvis Afrikaans
- Wal Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ဝေလငါး Burmese
- *hwal gmw-pro
- vaal Estonian
- *wal Old Dutch
- fisk Old Dutch
- walvisk Old Dutch
- hwal Old Saxon
- *fālēs Proto-Samic
- *kala Proto-Uralic
- wal
- vis
- rug
- tand
- bult
- kalf
- baard
- vaart
- traan
- jacht
- potvis
- walrus
- vinvis
- zeevis
- bakvis
- zwaard
- lipvis
- balein
- vissen
- vissoep
- visgrom
- egelvis
- goudvis
- inktvis
- longvis
- walgeld
- roofvis
- tuinwal
- stuwwal
- vislijm
- lompvis
- stokvis
- viswijf
- zaagvis
- maanvis
- visluis
- bultrug
- visboer
- riemvis
- platvis
- trekvis
- burgwal
- kookvis
- visrijk
- klipvis
- klimvis
- viskraam
- viskweek
- standvis
- visgraat
- sonarvis
- bruinvis
- visarend
- walschot
- schelvis
- kogelvis
- visstand
- aprilvis
- clownvis
- vissluis
- droogvis
- visstick
- zwaardvis
- visvijver
- visquotum
- Zuidervis
- walgewelf
- tandwalvis
- visbestand
- vissterfte
- anemoonvis
- walviskalf
- walvisjacht
- baardwalvis
- walvisvaart
- walvistraan
- visvervanger
- zoutwatervis
- kraakbeenvis
- zoetwatervis
- baleinwalvis
- schuttersvis
- vispopulatie
- zwaardwalvis
- bultrugwalvis