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Where does “Äquivalent” come from?

Äquivalent (German) comes from Latin aequivalēns, from Latin aequivaleō, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “Äquivalent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaequivalēns—
2Latinaequivaleō—
3Latinvaleō—
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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