Where does βvalenβ come from?
valen (Middle English) comes from Middle English avalen, from Old French avaler, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan π, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ, from Phoenician π€, from Egyptian πΎ.
Ancestry of βvalenβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | avalen | β |
| 2 | Old French | avaler | to descend; to go down |
| 3 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 4 | Latin | A | β |
| 5 | Etruscan | π | β |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αΎ±Μ | β |
| 7 | Phoenician | π€ | ox; aleph; alef |
| 8 | Egyptian | πΎ | β |