Where does “vly” come from?
vly (English) comes 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.
vly (English): Alternative form of vlei
Ancestry of “vly”, 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 |