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Where does “Plüsch” come from?

Plüsch (German) comes from French peluche, from Old French peluchier, from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.

Plüsch (German): plush

Definitions

  1. plush

Ancestry of “Plüsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpelucheplush , fluff; first-person singular present...
2Old Frenchpeluchierto peel; to clean
3Vulgar Latin*pilūc(i)cāre—
4Latinpilāre—
5Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
6Latinpīlus—
7Latinpīlum—
8Proto-Italicpistlom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “Plüsch”

  • plüschen
  • plüss
  • plüssállat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →