Where does “valeye” come from?
valeye (Middle English) comes 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.
valeye (Middle English): valley depression between hills
Definitions
- valley depression between hills
Ancestry of “valeye”, step by step
valeye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French valee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | valee | valley |
| 2 | Old French | val | valley |
| 3 | Latin | vallis | valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
via Anglo-Norman valey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | valey | Alternative form of valee |