walvisch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch walvisk, from *wal (“whale”), presumably to clarify the meaning. Old Dutch *wal is from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).

Noun

walvisch m

1. whale

Descendants

• Dutch: walvis
• → Thai: วาฬ (waan)