Where does “valise” come from?

valise (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “valise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvalesia
2Late Latinvalisia
3Gaulishvalisialeather bag
4Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “valise

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Celtic val-Every word from Gaulish valisia