Where does “vallon” come from?

vallon (French) comes from French val, from Old French val, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

vallon (French): dale, small valley

Definitions

  1. dale, small valley

Ancestry of “vallon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vallon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →