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
- whale
Descendants
- Dutch: walvis
- → Thai: วาฬ (waan)