Where does “Van der Valk” come from?
Van der Valk (Dutch) comes from Dutch valk, from Middle Dutch valke, from Old Dutch falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
Ancestry of “Van der Valk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | valk | A falcon, bird of the family Falconidae, in... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | valke | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | falco | falcon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |