walvisch

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

walvisch m

  1. whale

Descendants[edit]

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