Where does “valer” come from?

valer (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish valer, from Latin valere, from Latin valeo, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valer (Spanish): to be worth; to be useful or valid; to be well,...

Definitions

  1. to be worth; to be useful or valid; to be well,...

Ancestry of “valer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishvaler—
2Latinvalerepresent active infinitive of valeō; second-person...
3LatinvaleoI am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I...
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “valer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →