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

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