Where does “Valet” come from?
Valet (German) comes from French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin vassellittus, from Latin vassallus, from Latin vassus, from Gaulish wassos, from Proto-Celtic wāstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
Valet (German): valet
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Valet”, step by step
Valet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French valet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | valet | a male attendant of a knight or a lord; officer... |
| 2 | Old French | vaslet | manservant; young gentleman |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | vassellittus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vassallus | vassal; servant |
| 5 | Latin | vassus | vassal of vassals; servant |
| 6 | Gaulish | wassos | young man, squire |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wāstos | empty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |
via Latin valete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | valete | goodbye, farewell; second-person plural present... |
| 2 | Latin | valeo | I am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |