Where does “valke” come from?

valke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Ancestry of “valke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfalcofalcon
2Proto-West Germanicfalkōfalcon
3Proto-Germanicfalkôfalcon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
5Slovincianpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “valke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →