http://www.word-detective.com/2010/06/whal/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2010/06/whal/comment-page-1/#comment-5058 Pericles Nicolaides Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:18:37 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/12/04/3364/#comment-5058 I believe that Wales (Galles in French) refers not to "foreigners" but specifically Gauls, i.e. Celts. For the same reason Celtic Irish is called Gaelic and Celtic Scottish is called Gàidhlig. I believe that Wales (Galles in French) refers not to “foreigners” but specifically Gauls, i.e. Celts. For the same reason Celtic Irish is called Gaelic and Celtic Scottish is called Gàidhlig.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2010/06/whal/comment-page-1/#comment-5031 Marcus Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:37:34 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/12/04/3364/#comment-5031 Just coincidence that 'weal' means a similar thing and has a similar spelling? Just coincidence that ‘weal’ means a similar thing and has a similar spelling?

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2010/06/whal/comment-page-1/#comment-5028 The Holg Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:26:06 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2009/12/04/3364/#comment-5028 As we Germans have also learned that whales aren't fish, we usually call them "Wal" (singular) and "Wale" (plural) these days, rather than "Walfisch(e)". (But capitalized either way, as all German nouns are.) As we Germans have also learned that whales aren’t fish, we usually call them “Wal” (singular) and “Wale” (plural) these days, rather than “Walfisch(e)”. (But capitalized either way, as all German nouns are.)

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