Where does “pleit” come from?

pleit (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin plectō, from Proto-Italic plektō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pleit (Anglo-Norman): pleat, fold; condition, manner of folding

Definitions

  1. pleat, fold; condition, manner of folding

Ancestry of “pleit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplectōto plait, weave, braid
2Proto-Italicplektō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pleit”

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