English
Valek
Valek comes from Czech Válek, from vát ‘to blow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂weh₁-‘to blow (of wind)’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vějati‘to blow (of wind), to winnow’reconstructed
- Old Czechmodernvieti
- Czechmodernvátas vál‘to blow’
- Czech, derivedmodernVálek
- EnglishtodayValek
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂weh₁-‘to blow (of wind)’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vějati‘to blow (of wind), to winnow’reconstructed
- Old Czechmodernvieti
- Czechmodernvátas vál‘to blow’
- Czech, derivedmodernVálek
- EnglishtodayValek
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- ‘to blow (of wind)’
event, winter, weather, wind, wing, van, velocity, athletic, athlete, ventilation, ventilate, 8 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- / Valek