myEtymology.com: French etymology of val

Etymology of the French word val

the Old French word val

derived from the Latin word vallis (valley, vale, hollow)

derived from the Latin word valles (valley, vale, hollow)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wel-

English vale

Catalan vall, English valley, French vallée, Italian valle, Latin vallis, Provençal vallada, Spanish val

Word found in Old French