Etymology of the English word whale
the English word
whalederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khwalazDerivations in English
whaleback,
whaleboat,
whalebone,
whaler,
whalesucker,
whaling,
whalemanCognates
Dutch
wal, Dutch
woud, English
wall, English
wold, German
Wald, German
Wal, German
Wall, Icelandic
hvalur, Icelandic
-völlur, Norwegian
voll, Swedish
val, Swedish
vallUsage
Word found in Modern English
