valë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vale"

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *walā, from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to revolve, turn, twist”).

Cognate to :

• Old English wealca (“billow”),
• German Welle (“wave”).

Compare also :

• Proto-Slavic *valъ (Serbo-Croatian val),
• Romanian val (“wave”).

Noun

valë f

1. wave, billow

Derived terms

• valëvit
• valëvitje

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *uallā, from Proto-Indo-European *uel(H) (“hot, boiling”). Cognate to Old High German walo (“lukewarm”).

Adjective

valë (feminine valëe)

1. hot, boiling

Derived terms

• përvëloj