Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwalafisk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *hwal (“whale”) +‎ *fisk (“fish”).

Noun

*hwalafisk m

1. whale

   Synonym: *hwal

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hwalafisk
Genitive	*hwalafiskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hwalafisk	*hwalafiskō, *hwalafiskōs
Accusative	*hwalafisk	*hwalafiskā
Genitive	*hwalafiskas	*hwalafiskō
Dative	*hwalafiskē	*hwalafiskum
Instrumental	*hwalafisku	*hwalafiskum

Descendants

• Old English:
  • Middle English:
    • English: whalefish
• Old Frisian: *hwalfisk
  • Saterland Frisian: Waalfisk
  • West Frisian: walfisk
• Old Saxon: *hwalfisk
  • Middle Low German: walvisch
    • German Low German: Waalfisch, Waalfisk, Waalfiss
    • Plautdietsch: Waulfesch (<^? High German)
    • → Danish: hvalfisk (calque)
      • → Icelandic: hvalfiskur (calque)
• Old Dutch: walvisk
  • Middle Dutch: walvisch
    • Dutch: walvis
      • Afrikaans: walvis
      • Negerhollands: walvisch, walvis
      • → Thai: วาฬ (waan)
• Old High German: walfisk, walfisc
  • Middle High German: walfisch, walvisch
    • German: Walfisch