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West Frisian
Etymology
wal (“whale”) + fisk (“fish”), from Old Frisian *hwal (only attested in the compound), from Proto-West Germanic *hwal. See also German Walfisch.
Noun
walfisk c (plural walfisken, diminutive walfiskje)
- whale
Further reading
- “walfisk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011