walvisch

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch walvisk, from *wal (“whale”), presumably to clarify the meaning. Old Dutch *wal is from Frankish *hwal.

Noun

walvisch m

whale

Descendants

Dutch: walvis
- Afrikaans: walvis
- Negerhollands: walvisch, walvis
- → Thai: วาฬ (waan)

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