whaul

Scots

noun

Definitions

whale

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English whale inherited from Old English hwæl (whale) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (whale).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hwalaz

Gloss

whale

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

鯨

Emoji

🐋 🐳

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

whale English
valas Finnish
*(s)kʷálos Proto-Indo-European
*hwalaz Proto-Germanic
horshwæl Old English
hwæl Old English
hwælhunta Old English
hwælhuntoþ Old English
hwælweg Old English
whale Middle English
hvalr Old Norse
*hwal gmw-pro
walvisk Old Dutch
hwal Old Saxon
*fālēs Proto-Samic