Where does “vallée” come from?

vallée (French) comes from Middle French valee, 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.

vallée (French): valley

Definitions

  1. valley

Ancestry of “vallée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvaleevalley
2Old Frenchvaleevalley
3Old Frenchvalvalley
4Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vallée”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →
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