Where does “La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau” come from?

La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (English) comes from French La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, from French vallée, from Middle French valee, from Old French valee, from Old French val, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau—
2Frenchvalléevalley
3Middle Frenchvaleevalley
4Old Frenchvaleevalley
5Old Frenchvalvalley
6Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →
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