Where does “valley” come from?
Valley comes from Middle English valeye, from Old French valee, from Latin vallis meaning "valley," from Proto-Indo-European wel- meaning "to turn" or "roll."
valley (English): An elongated depression between hills or...
Definitions
- An elongated depression between hills or...
Ancestry of “valley”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | valeye | — |
| 2 | Old French | valee | valley |
| 3 | Old French | val | valley |
| 4 | Latin | vallis | valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
Words derived from “valley”