English
countervail
Countervail comes from Anglo-Norman countrevaloir, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-root as named · steps between not traced
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400countrevaloir
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588countervail
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-root as named · steps between not traced
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400countrevaloir
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1587–1588countervail
Earliest quotation: c. 1587–1588, Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […]: “Nay could their numbers counteruaile the ſtars Or [euer]…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
value, wild, equivalent, valid, wool, velvet, valuation, vale, wield, fluff, flannel, avail, valiant, cuckold, valour, velour, lanolin, woll, valorous, 44 more
Today it means
verb To have the same value or number as.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / countervail