*hwalaz^²

Runic: ᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷɑ.lɑz/

noun · neuter · z-stem

Meanings

sheatfish

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (‘large fish, sheatfish’), from the same source as Etymology 1.

*hwal (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wels (Old Dutch)
  - *wels, wils (Middle Dutch)
    - wels (Dutch)
*hwal (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wals, *wels (Old High German)
  - wels (Middle High German)
    - Wels (German)
*hwal (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hwels (Old Saxon)
  - wels, wils (Middle Low German)
    - Wels (German Low German)
*hwaliʀu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wels (Old Dutch)
  - *wels, wils (Middle Dutch)
    - wels (Dutch)
*hwaliʀu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wals, *wels (Old High German)
  - wels (Middle High German)
    - Wels (German)
*hwaliʀu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hwels (Old Saxon)
  - wels, wils (Middle Low German)
    - Wels (German Low German)
*hwalʀā (Proto-West Germanic)
- walra, walira (Old High German)
  - walre (Middle High German)
    - Waler, Waller (German)
*hwalʀā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *hwalra (Old Saxon)
  - walre (Middle Low German)