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Where does “peall” come from?

peall (Irish) comes from Old Irish pell, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

peall (Irish): pelt, skin, hide; rug, blanket; pallet; piece of...

Definitions

  1. pelt, skin, hide; rug, blanket; pallet; piece of...

Ancestry of “peall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpellhorse; an animal's skin or fur, hence a rug or...
2Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
3Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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