Where does “val” come from?

val (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic fall, from Proto-Germanic fallaz, from German Falz, from Latin falx, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- — a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin.

val (Old High German): fall

Definitions

  1. fall

Ancestry of “val”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfalla fall; death, destruction, downfall
2Proto-Germanicfallaza fall; death, destruction, downfall
3GermanFalzfold; rabbet, rebate; seam
4Latinfalxsickle, scythe; a hook used to pull down walls
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelg-a cutting tool; to stick; needle, pin

Words derived from “val”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰelg- →Every word from Latin falx →Every word from German Falz →