Where does “pelen” come from?

pelen (Middle English) comes from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pelen (Middle English): peel

Definitions

  1. peel

Ancestry of “pelen”, step by step

pelen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French peler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeler—
2Latinpilōto put forth hairs, grow hairy
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Latin pellō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpellōto push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out
2Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Old English pilian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpilianto pound in a mortar
2LatinpiloI put forth hairs, grow hairy; I deprive of hair,...
3LatinpilusA hair; An insignificant amount; iota; least...

Words derived from “pelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →