walvisch

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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

  1. whale

Descendants

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