Where does “peldēt” come from?

peldēt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

peldēt (Latvian): to swim; to float; to sail; to float, to hover

Definitions

  1. to swim; to float; to sail; to float, to hover

Ancestry of “peldēt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicpeld-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “peldēt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peld- →