Where does “valgus” come from?
Valgus comes from Latin valgus, traced to Proto-Indo-European welH-, though the precise original meaning remains uncertain.
valgus (English): knock-kneed
Ancestry of “valgus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | valgus | knock-kneed; not straight, shoddy |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |