Where does “pelt” come from?
Pelt comes from Old French pelette, diminutive of pel, from Latin palus meaning stake or pale, from Ancient Greek πέλλα, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- meaning to fix or fasten.
pelt (English): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or...
Definitions
- The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or...
Ancestry of “pelt”, step by step
pelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English pelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pelt | — |
| 2 | Middle English | pellet | — |
| 3 | Old French | pelette | — |
| 4 | Old French | pel | skin; pelisse |
| 5 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |