Animal Words in English
- bear – Proto-Germanic beron, "the brown one"
- bird – Old English bridd, "young bird"
- cat – Proto-Germanic kattuz, "cat"
- dog – Old English docga, "powerful canine"
- elephant – Greek elephas, "elephant"
- fish – Proto-Germanic fiskaz, "fish"
- gorilla – Greek Gorillai, an ancient hirsute clan
- hippopotamus – Greek hippopotamus, "riverhorse"
- hyena – Greek hyaina, "swine"
- kitten – Old French chitoun, "little cat"
- lemur – Latin lemures, "spirits of the dead"
- moose – Narragansett moos, "he strips off" (bark)
- panda – Nepalese panda, "raccoon-like mammal"
- penguin – Welsh pen gwyn, "white head"
- squirrel – Greek skiouros, "shadow-tailed"
- turtle – French tortue, "turtle"
- whale – Proto-Germanic khwalaz, "large sea fish"
- wolf – Proto-Germanic wulfaz, "wolf"