Where does “valleylet” come from?

valleylet (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.

valleylet (English): A little valley

Definitions

  1. A little valley

Ancestry of “valleylet”, step by step

valleylet 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 let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-