Where does “Olympic Valley” come from?

Olympic Valley (English) comes from English valley, from Middle English valeye, 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.

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Ancestry of “Olympic Valley”, step by step

Olympic Valley traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English valley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalleyAn elongated depression between hills or...
2Middle Englishvaleyevalley depression between hills
3Old Frenchvaleevalley
4Old Frenchvalvalley
5Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via English Olympic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOlympicOf or pertaining to the Olympic Games; Of or...
2Ancient GreekὈλυμπικόςOlympic
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-