Where does “pelt” come from?

pelt (Middle English) comes from Middle English pellet, from Old French pelette, from Old French pel, from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “pelt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpellet—
2Old Frenchpelette—
3Old Frenchpelskin; pelisse
4Latinpellispelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a...
5Ancient Greekἄγραa catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “pelt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγρα →